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Astrometric Star Catalogues

The positional catalogues that pin down where the stars are — from Argelander's pre-photographic Bonner Durchmusterung and the Smithsonian's SAO catalogue to the space-based precision of Hipparcos, Tycho-2, and Gaia.

Highlights

  • From the Durchmusterung to Gaia — where the stars are

Across the catalogue layer

Knowledge connections

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • IAUInternational Astronomical Union

    Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.