Catalog family
Variable & Double Star Catalogues
The catalogues of stars that change and stars that come in pairs — the General Catalogue of Variable Stars, which names and classifies variables, and the Washington Double Star Catalog, the master reference for binary and multiple systems.
Highlights
- ›GCVS and WDS — variable and multiple stars
Related catalogues & sources
Across the catalogue layer
Knowledge connections
- Associated withGeneral Catalogue of Variable Stars (GCVS)
- Associated withWashington Double Star Catalog (WDS)
- Associated withGeneral Catalogue of Variable Stars (GCVS)
- Associated withWashington Double Star Catalog (WDS)
- 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.