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IV/25               HD identifications for Tycho-2 stars      (Fabricius+, 2002)
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Henry Draper Catalogue identifications for Tycho-2 stars.
      Fabricius C, Makarov V V, Knude J., Wycoff G.L.
     <Astron. Astrophys. 386, 709 (2002)>
     =2002A&A...386..709F
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ADC_Keywords: Cross identifications
Keywords: stars: fundamental parameters - catalogs

Abstract:
    We present identifications in the Tycho-2 Catalogue (<I/259>), for
    99.8 per cent of the stars in the Henry Draper Catalogue (<III/135>)
    and for 96 per cent of the Henry Draper Extensions (<III/135>,
    <III/182>)

File Summary:
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 FileName      Lrecl  Records   Explanations
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ReadMe            80        .   This file
tyc2_hd.dat       34   353527   Catalog
notes.dat        123      123   Individual notes
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See also:
      I/259 : The Tycho-2 Catalogue (Hog+ 2000)
      I/276 : Tycho Double Star Catalogue (TDSC) (Fabricius+ 2002)
    III/135 : Henry Draper Catalogue and Extension (Cannon+ 1918-1924; ADC 1989)
    III/182 : HDE Charts: positions, proper motions (Nesterov+ 1995)

Byte-by-byte Description of file: tyc2_hd.dat
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   Bytes Format Units   Label     Explanations
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   1-  4  I4    ---     TYC1      [1,9537]+= TYC1 from Tycho-2
   6- 10  I5    ---     TYC2      [1,12121]  TYC2 from Tycho-2
      12  I1    ---     TYC3      [1,4]      TYC3 from Tycho-2
      13  A1    ---   f_TYC       [S] Set for stars in Tycho-2 Supplement#1
  15- 20  I6    ---     HD        HD (Cat. <III/135>) identifier
  22- 24  A3    ---     SpType    Spectral type from HD catalogue
      26  I1    ---   n_HD        [1,2] number of HD stars for this Tyc2 star
      28  I1    ---   n_TYC       [1,2] number of Tyc2 stars for this HD star
      30  A1    ---     TDSC      [D] star in Tycho Double Star Catalogue
      32  A1    ---     Rem      *[DEGMR*] Remarks flag from HD file
      34  A1    ---     Note      [N] note exists in the notes.dat file
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Note on Rem: the flag has the following meaning:
     D = Entry deleted (compared to the printed catalog)
     E = Image at edge of plate
     G = Position and BD number taken directly from AGK1 and precessed to 1900
     M = Multiple images used
     R = Remark in the published catalog
     * = Spectral type refers a cluster, nebula or nebulous star
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Byte-by-byte Description of file: notes.dat
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   Bytes Format Units   Label     Explanations
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   1-  6  I6    ---     HD        HD number
   8-123  A116  ---     Text      Text of the note
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Acknowledgements: Claus Fabricius <cf@astro.ku.dk>
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(End)                                          Patricia Bauer [CDS]  01-Mar-2002

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