Catalogue · GCVS
General Catalogue of Variable Stars (GCVS)
The authoritative catalogue of variable stars, first published in Moscow in 1948 and maintained since at the Sternberg Astronomical Institute. It assigns official variable-star designations and records variability type, period, and amplitude for tens of thousands of stars, serving as the reference for the naming of newly confirmed variables.
Highlights
- ›The authority for naming and classifying variable stars
Related catalogues & sources
Across the catalogue layer
Knowledge connections
- Associated withVariable & Double Star Catalogues
- Associated withVariable-Star Designation
- Associated withVizieR
- Associated withVariable & Double Star Catalogues
- Associated withVariable-Star Designation
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- IAUInternational Astronomical Union
Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.