# Revisions to stars listed in Celestia distribution stars.dat # # These consist of improvements or revisions to the Hipparcos # data from which stars.dat was prepared, the addition of some # bright stars with incomplete data in Hipparcos, and the correction # of some parallax errors introduced by Celestia's processing of # apparently fictitious multiple systems generated by Hipparcos. # Commonly used sources are listed below, and other sources are # referenced in the annotations. # # NASA's NStars Database of nearby stars: # http://nstars.arc.nasa.gov/select_fields.cfm # McCook & Sion's white dwarf database: # http://www.astronomy.villanova.edu/WDCatalog/index.html # The RECONS database of nearby stars: # http://joy.chara.gsu.edu/RECONS/TOP100.htm # The SIMBAD stellar database: # http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/sim-fid.pl 171 # 85 Peg: restored original Hipparcos parallax { RA 0.54018779 Dec 27.08449 Distance 40.452314 SpectralType "G3V" AppMag 5.79688 } 3821 # Achird: restored original Hipparcos parallax { RA 12.271253 Dec 57.816551 Distance 19.415857 SpectralType "G0V" AppMag 3.45703 } 3829 # van Maanen's Star: improved spectral class from McCook & Sion { RA 12.288238 Dec 5.3951979 Distance 14.371756 SpectralType "DZ8" AppMag 12.3672 } 4266 # Spectral class from SIMBAD, replacing "R..." { RA 13.639933 Dec -82.669319 Distance 1707.6807 SpectralType "M0" AppMag 8.38672 } 5336 # Mu Cas: Revised luminosity class from RECONS; subdwarf { RA 17.05383 Dec 54.924229 Distance 24.634971 SpectralType "G5VIp" AppMag 5.16797 } 8709 # Improved spectral class from McCook & Sion { RA 28.012326 Dec 47.001549 Distance 51.706879 SpectralType "DA3" AppMag 12.4375 } 9640 # Almaak: Spectral class of primary component from SIMBAD { RA 30.974661 Dec 42.329849 Distance 354.91514 SpectralType "K3II" AppMag 2.09766 } 10267 # Spectral class from SIMBAD, replacing "DF" { RA 33.040148 Dec 63.498367 Distance 290.44258 SpectralType "G0" AppMag 9.9375 } 10280 # 6 Tri: spectral class from SIMBAD, replacing "F5V" { RA 33.093016 Dec 30.303215 Distance 305.3998 SpectralType "G5III" AppMag 4.94 } 11644 # Spectral class from SIMBAD, replacing "DAn" { RA 37.556974 Dec -25.186518 Distance 347.35568 SpectralType "A9V" AppMag 6.5 } 11650 # Improved spectral class from McCook & Sion { RA 37.56909 Dec 5.2641406 Distance 79.262938 SpectralType "DA3" AppMag 12.7891 } 12031 # Improved spectral class from McCook & Sion { RA 38.781441 Dec 3.7324305 Distance 242.68379 SpectralType "DA1" AppMag 12.4063 } 14754 # Improved spectral class from McCook & Sion { RA 47.628983 Dec -68.600685 Distance 33.113401 SpectralType "DA3" AppMag 11.3867 } 15690 # Restored original Hipparcos parallax { RA 50.526345 Dec -13.27309 Distance 1259.3321 SpectralType "K1IIICN..." AppMag 8.82813 } 17797 # Spectral class of primary component from SIMBAD { RA 57.149262 Dec -37.620129 Distance 161.22937 SpectralType "B9V" AppMag 4.29688 } 21088 # Stein 2051: Spectral class of primary component from RECONS { RA 67.791853 Dec 58.982052 Distance 17.984506 SpectralType "M4V" AppMag 10.8164 } 21392 # Spectral class from SIMBAD, replacing "R..." { RA 68.886724 Dec -74.371201 Distance 1964.8615 SpectralType "K5" AppMag 8.76953 } 22767 # Spectral class from SIMBAD, replacing "N..." { RA 73.465798 Dec 22.77104 Distance 1006.6883 SpectralType "A0" AppMag 9.81641 } 23692 # Improved spectral class from McCook & Sion { RA 76.377525 Dec 52.831318 Distance 224.47832 SpectralType "DA1" AppMag 11.8594 } 24186 # Kapteyn's Star: Spectral/luminosity class from RECONS; subdwarf { RA 77.896729 Dec -45.00449 Distance 12.777835 SpectralType "M1VI" AppMag 8.85938 } 24608 # Capella: Spectral class from SIMBAD, replacing "M1:" { RA 79.172065 Dec 45.999031 Distance 42.200414 SpectralType "G5III" AppMag 0.078125 } 26220 # Tet1 Ori A: Hipparcos parallax unreliable; distance set to 1400ly { RA 83.815935 Dec -5.3873148 Distance 1400 SpectralType "O7" AppMag 4.97656 } 26221 # Tet1 Ori C: Hipparcos parallax unreliable; distance set to 1400ly { RA 83.818603 Dec -5.3896961 Distance 1400 SpectralType "O6pe" AppMag 5.12891 } 26224 # Tet1 Ori D: Hipparcos parallax unreliable; distance set to 1400ly # The position was taken from the GSFC/NASA XML/NVO Project Data Archive # at http://nvo.gsfc.nasa.gov//archive/. It gives a better correspondence # with photographs of the Tet1 Ori stars than does the Hipparcos position { RA 83.82186 Dec -5.388025 Distance 1400 SpectralType "B0.5Vp..." AppMag 6.71094 } 26235 # Tet2 Ori: Distance set to 1400ly, to match Tet1 Ori stars { RA 83.84541 Dec -5.4160628 Distance 1400 SpectralType "O9.5Vpe" AppMag 4.97656 } 29564 # Spectral class from SIMBAD, replacing "R..." { RA 93.42777 Dec -66.799873 Distance 15531.762 SpectralType "K5" AppMag 9.13672 } 30756 # Star missing from stars.dat - added using Hipparcos data { RA 96.941434 Dec 20.78323 Distance 58.747658 SpectralType "G0" AppMag 8.31 } 32349 # Sirius A: Spectral class of primary from SIMBAD, replacing "A0m..." { RA 101.28855 Dec -16.713142 Distance 8.6012238 SpectralType "A1V" AppMag -1.4375 } 32560 # Improved spectral class from Gliese catalogue (Gliese 246) { RA 101.90899 Dec 37.518131 Distance 50.249111 SpectralType "DA2" AppMag 12.0586 } 33226 # Wolf 294: Spectral class from RECONS, replacing "K:..." { RA 103.70612 Dec 33.26915 Distance 17.988473 SpectralType "M3V" AppMag 9.88672 } 40765 # Spectral class from SIMBAD, replacing "R..." { RA 124.8129 Dec -5.6196141 Distance 111.39583 SpectralType "G1V" AppMag 7.42969 } 43177 # Luminosity class from Extra-solar Planets Catalog at # http://www.obspm.fr/encycl/cat1.html (The Hipparcos # luminosity class of 1a0 is incompatible with the # observed distance and luminosity.) { RA 131.91835 Dec -41.73624 Distance 94.404344 SpectralType "G0V" AppMag 6.34766 } 45343 # Struve 1321: Improved spectral class from SIMBAD { RA 138.60113 Dec 52.687992 Distance 20.184851 SpectralType "K7" AppMag 7.63672 } 53020 # Wolf 358: Missing star - data from SIMBAD and Hipparcos { RA 162.71890 Dec 6.81011677 Distance 18.379 SpectralType "M4:" AppMag 11.64 } 54061 # Dubhe: Spectral class from SIMBAD, replaces "F7V comp" { RA 165.93265 Dec 61.751118 Distance 123.64178 SpectralType "K0Ib" AppMag 1.80859 } 55203 # Alula Australis: Missing star - data from SIMBAD and NStars { RA 169.54545 Dec 31.528891 Distance 27.3 SpectralType "G0V" AppMag 3.78 } 56662 # Improved spectral class from Gliese catalogue (Gliese 433.1) { RA 174.27169 Dec 29.799553 Distance 49.964309 SpectralType "DA3" AppMag 12.4883 } 57367 # Luyten 145-141: Improved spectral class from McCook & Sion { RA 176.41361 Dec -64.840675 Distance 15.072413 SpectralType "DQ6" AppMag 11.5 } 65877 # Improved spectral class from McCook & Sion { RA 202.55955 Dec -8.5737028 Distance 58.768829 SpectralType "DA5" AppMag 12.3086 } 66578 # Improved spectral class from McCook & Sion { RA 204.71323 Dec 70.285515 Distance 80.874531 SpectralType "DA3" AppMag 12.7891 } 68702 # Bet Cen: Revised distance from DAVIS J et al # "Orbital parameters, masses and distance to Beta Centauri # determined with the Sydney University Stellar Interferometer # and high resolution spectroscopy" (Accepted for publication # in MNRAS). # http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/astro-ph/0411054 { RA 210.95603 Dec -60.372978 Distance 333.5 SpectralType "B1III" AppMag 0.609375 } 71681 # Alf Cen B: Original Hipparcos parallax restored { RA 219.9141 Dec -60.83947 Distance 4.3950709 SpectralType "K1V" AppMag 1.34766 } 71683 # Alf Cen A: Original Hipparcos parallax restored { RA 219.9204 Dec -60.835152 Distance 4.3950709 SpectralType "G2V" AppMag -0.0078125 } 72105 # Eps Boo: Primary spectral class from SIMBAD { RA 221.24687 Dec 27.074173 Distance 209.7537 SpectralType "K0III" AppMag 2.34766 } 73184 # 33 Lib: Restored Hipparcos parallax { RA 224.36399 Dec -21.41128 Distance 19.264486 SpectralType "K4V" AppMag 5.71875 } 77052 # Psi Ser: Restored Hipparcos parallax { RA 236.00774 Dec 2.5155251 Distance 47.853137 SpectralType "G5V" AppMag 5.85938 } 78727 # Xi Sco: missing parallax taken from companion star Hip 78738 { RA 241.09245 Dec -11.372945 Distance 92.529645 SpectralType "F6IV" AppMag 4.16016 } 79607 # Sig CrB: revised spectral class from SIMBAD { RA 243.67101 Dec 33.858826 Distance 70.736716 SpectralType "G0V" AppMag 5.22656 } 80300 # Improved spectral class from McCook & Sion { RA 245.89076 Dec -39.229488 Distance 41.794848 SpectralType "DA2" AppMag 11.0078 } 82257 # Improved spectral class from McCook & Sion { RA 252.10619 Dec 59.057018 Distance 35.791398 SpectralType "DAV4" AppMag 12.2383 } 83404 # Spectral Class from SIMBAD; replaces "Ne" { RA 255.69285 Dec -32.670719 Distance 881.53242 SpectralType "B7II" AppMag 9.82813 } 84123 # Spectral class from ARCINS; replaces "G" # http://www.ari.uni-heidelberg.de/aricns/cnspages/4c01372.htm { RA 257.96906 Dec -1.8509719 Distance 35.230827 SpectralType "M3V" AppMag 11.4492 } 84140 # Spectral class from RECONS { RA 258.03174 Dec 45.669842 Distance 20.621294 SpectralType "M3V" AppMag 9.30859 } 84405 # 36 Oph A: Spectral class from RECONS; restored Hipparcos parallax { RA 258.83866 Dec -26.60005 Distance 19.521606 SpectralType "K1V" AppMag 4.32813 } 84478 # 36 Oph C: restored Hipparcos parallax { RA 259.05704 Dec -26.543421 Distance 19.465684 SpectralType "K5V" AppMag 6.32813 } 84720 # 41 Ara: Spectral class from SIMBAD; replaces "M0V" { RA 259.76229 Dec -46.636501 Distance 28.658906 SpectralType "G8V" AppMag 5.46875 } 85523 # Spectral class from RECONS; replaces "K5" { RA 262.1644 Dec -46.893051 Distance 14.796852 SpectralType "M3V" AppMag 9.37891 } 85607 # Restore Hipparcos parallax { RA 262.40624 Dec 24.65682 Distance 1199.1434 SpectralType "K0" AppMag 9.38672 } 86187 # Restore Hipparcos parallax { RA 264.17536 Dec 68.382858 Distance 288.64336 SpectralType "F5" AppMag 8.04688 } 86961 # GJ 2130 A: Missing star - data from Hipparcos & RECONS { RA 266.5527 Dec -32.10355 Distance 20.162391 SpectralType "M2V:" AppMag 10.4883 } 87706 # 63 Oph: missing star - data from Hipparcos and SIMBAD # distance estimated from spectral class and app mag { RA 268.72518 Dec -24.887088 Distance 8180 SpectralType "O8III" AppMag 6.198 } 88267 # 95 Her: Spectral class from SIMBAD; replaces "G5" { RA 270.37668 Dec 21.595688 Distance 470.65946 SpectralType "A5III" AppMag 4.25781 } 88522 # Missing star - data from Hipparcos and SIMBAD # distance estimated from spectral class and app mag { RA 271.15565 Dec 1.9190071 Distance 5800 SpectralType "B0III" AppMag 6.15 } 91768 # Struve 2398 A: Spectral class from RECONS; replaces "K5" { RA 280.70086 Dec 59.626011 Distance 11.637184 SpectralType "M3V" AppMag 8.9375 } 91772 # Struve 2398 B: Spectral class from RECONS; replaces "K5" { RA 280.70206 Dec 59.62236 Distance 11.637184 SpectralType "M3V" AppMag 9.69922 } 95071 # Improved spectral class from McCook & Sion { RA 290.14566 Dec -7.6662912 Distance 36.615064 SpectralType "DBZ5" AppMag 12.2773 } 98819 # Restore Hipparcos parallax { RA 301.02691 Dec 17.071159 Distance 57.62668 SpectralType "G1V" AppMag 5.79688 } 101120 # Omi Cap B: Missing star - data from Hipparcos and SIMBAD # parallax matched to Omi Cap A { RA 307.46907 Dec -18.586163 Distance 136.52868 SpectralType "A8V" AppMag 6.74 } 101516 # Improved spectral class from McCook & Sion { RA 308.59225 Dec 25.065189 Distance 48.213894 SpectralType "DA3" AppMag 11.5273 } 102207 # Improved spectral class from McCook & Sion { RA 310.64386 Dec -20.076414 Distance 68.826125 SpectralType "DA3" AppMag 12.3789 } 103039 # Spectral class from RECONS { RA 313.13836 Dec -16.97481 Distance 17.906506 SpectralType "M" AppMag 11.4063 } 105259 # Spectral class from SIMBAD; replaces "B3Vv comp" { RA 319.81536 Dec 58.623508 Distance 3664.7978 SpectralType "M1Ib" AppMag 5.70703 } 105680 # Spectral class from SIMBAD; replaces "G0" { RA 321.0801 Dec 61.271381 Distance 7248.1557 SpectralType "B" AppMag 8.78906 } 107968 # Improved spectral class from McCook & Sion { RA 328.10572 Dec 2.389502 Distance 81.869227 SpectralType "DA3" AppMag 12.7383 } 108317 # VV Cep: Spectral class from SIMBAD; replaces "M2 comp" { RA 329.16315 Dec 63.625568 Distance 8154.1749 SpectralType "M2Ia" AppMag 5.10938 } 110923 # Restore Hipparcos parallax { RA 337.09994 Dec 57.66185 Distance 2787.7522 SpectralType "B9" AppMag 8.29688 } 114113 # Restore Hipparcos parallax { RA 346.66306 Dec -14.8639 Distance 245.97813 SpectralType "G5V" AppMag 9.14844 } 114177 # Restore Hipparcos parallax { RA 346.83254 Dec -32.259911 Distance 250.70484 SpectralType "F8V" AppMag 8.57813 } 117957 # Missing star - data from Hipparcos and SIMBAD # distance from spectral class and app mag { RA 358.89101 Dec 57.412168 Distance 7450 SpectralType "B0.5II" AppMag 6.045 }