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Loading contentA catalogue of stars with large proper motions — at least half an arcsecond per year — compiled by Willem Luyten from decades of photographic plate comparisons. Because high proper motion usually signals a nearby star, the 'LHS' catalogue is a rich hunting ground for the Sun's closest neighbours, including many faint red and white dwarfs.
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Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.