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From: bruce@ssc-vax.UUCP (Bruce Stock)
Newsgroups: net.astro
Subject: Re: Star Catalog Help
Message-ID: <407@ssc-vax.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 9-Feb-85 12:53:36 EST
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Posted: Sat Feb  9 12:53:36 1985
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> 
> Does anyone know of an on-line database or book-form catalogue of
> stars down to about 5th magnitude, or (preferably) fainter?
> Data should include position (1950 or 2000 - as long as I know which),
> magnitude, color (type), size, and distance.

Volume 31-38 of Sig/M from the Amateur Computer Group of New Jersey Inc, 
contains the YALE catalog of bright stars (down to mag 7).  It contains a 
200 byte alpha-numeric text entry for each star with loads of data.  The 
whole catalog is some 3 Mbytes long.  It has both 1950 and 2000 co-ords.

I have a reduced version (approx 30 bytes/star) which reduces the whole
catalog to about 270 Kbytes.  It contains Position (2000 only), mag,
color, and proper motion.  I could post a copy to net.sources if there is
sufficient interest (or conversely if there is sufficient lack of outcry 
at the posting of such a huge file).

			Bruce Stock
			Boeing Aerospace