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II/215              uvby-beta Catalogue             (Hauck+ 1998)
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Catalogue of uvby-beta Data
     Hauck B., Mermilliod M.
    <Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser. 129, 431 (1998)>
    =1998A&AS..129..431H
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ADC_Keywords:  Photometry, uvby, beta

Abstract:
  This catalogue is an updated version of the one published in 1990
  (Hauck and Mermilliod, 1990) and contains data for more than 63,300
  stars in the Galaxy and Magellanic Clouds. In a first table, we
  present the catalogue itself, giving for each star identifications,
  coordinates (B1950), visual magnitude, and the mean value of the
  photoelectric data concerning the star and the data sources.
  In the second table, we give for each star, the individual
  measurements. These measurements from which these values were
  computed were collected from observations published until the
  middle of 1996. The catalogue includes 533 references.

File Summary:
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 FileName     Lrecl      Records     Explanations
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ReadMe          80             .     This file
catalog.dat    236         63313     Catalogue (Table 1)
measures.dat    72        105873     Measurements (Table 2)
refs.dat        80          1772     References (Table 3)
acronyms.dat   103           437     Acronyms (Table 4)
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See also:
    GCPD/04 : definitions and database of uvby-beta photometry,
              maintained at Lausanne/Geneve Observatory

Byte-by-byte Description of file: catalog.dat
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  Bytes   Format  Units  Label   Explanations
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  1-  10  I10      ---    LID    Code number (1)
 12-  15   A4      ---  m_LID    Remarks on duplicity / variability (1)
 17-  22   I6      ---    HD     [1/359083]? HD, HDE number
 24-  32   A9      ---    DM     DM (CD, CD, CPD) number
 34-  52   A19     ---    Names  Acronyms and cross-identification
 54-  55   I2      h      RAh    Part of right ascension B1950 (Hour)
 57-  58   I2      min    RAm    Part of right ascension B1950 (Minute)
 60-  61   I2      s      RAs    ? Part of right ascension B1950 (Second)
 63-  63   A1      ---    DE-    Sign of declination
 64-  65   I2      deg    DEd    Part of the declination B1950 (Degree)
 67-  70   F4.1  arcmin   DEm    Part of the declination B1950 (Minute)
 72-  73   I2      ---    Ns     Number of sources used for the mean
 75-  80   F6.3    mag    Vmag   ? Mean V magnitude
 82-  86   F5.3    mag  e_Vmag   ? Mean error on V
 88-  93   F6.3    mag    b-y    ? Mean b-y colour index
 95-  99   F5.3    mag  e_b-y    ? Mean error on b-y
101- 106   F6.3    mag    m1     ? Mean m1 colour index ((v-b) - (b-y))
108- 112   F5.3    mag  e_m1     ? Mean error on m1
114- 119   F6.3    mag    c1     ? Mean c1 colour index ((u-v) - (v-b))
121- 125   F5.3    mag  e_c1     ? Mean error on c1
127- 129   I3      ---    Nm     ? Cumulated number of measurements
131- 135   F5.3    mag    Beta   ? Mean Beta colour index
137- 141   F5.3    mag  e_Beta   ? Mean error on Beta
143- 145   I3      ---    NB     ? Cumulated number of measurements Beta
147- 236   A90     ---    REF    Key to data sources, see file refs.dat
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Note (1): numerical designation for the star identification in the
     Geneva coded numbering system is described by Mermilliod
     (1978BICDS..14...32M), but an updated listing applicable
     specifically to this catalog is given as file 'code'.
     The number may be followed by a double-star flag (byte 12)
     and/or a variability flag (byte 13) if applicable.
     The flag (m_LID) meanings are as follows:
     D         Measurement included >1 component of a multiple system
     1, 2, ... Individual component of a multiple system was measured
     V         One or more indices display slight variability
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Byte-by-byte Description of file: measures.dat
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  Bytes   Format  Units  Label   Explanations
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  1-  10   I10     ---    LID    Code number
 12-  15   A4      ---  m_LID    Remarks on duplicity / variability
 17-  22   f6.3    mag    Vmag   ? V magnitude
 25-  30   F6.3    mag    b-y    ? b-y colour index
 33-  38   F6.3    mag    m1     ? m1 parameter ((v-b) - (b-y))
 41-  46   F6.3    mag    c1     ? c1 parameter ((u-v) - (v-b))
      49   A1      ---  n_N      [S/*] Flag on number of uvby measurements (2)
 50-  52   I3      ---    N      ? Number of measurements (uvby)
 55-  59   F5.3    mag    beta   ? beta parameter
      63   A1      ---  n_NB     [S/*] Flag on number of Beta measurements (2)
 64-  66   I3      ---    NB     ? Number of measurements (beta)
 70-  72   I3      ---    REF    Key to data sources, see file refs.dat
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Note (2): the flag meanings are as follows:
     blank   The number of observations reported in the source
             reference is given
     /       Number of observations not given in source reference
             and is therefore recorded as 1
     *       The number of observations reported is a minimum;
             i.e., the actual number of observations is not given
             in the source reference, but it is stated that at least
             the number given contributed to the published values.
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Byte-by-byte Description of file: refs.dat
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  Bytes   Format  Units  Label   Explanations
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  3-   5   I3      ---   REF     Key to data sources
  9-  81   A73     ---   Text    Text of reference (1)
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Note (1): author on first line, Journal on the second line,
          the next lines contain the title.
          The Journal line includes the so-called "bibcode"
          when Text starts by an equal (=) sign.
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Byte-by-byte Description of file: acronyms.dat
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  Bytes   Format  Units  Label   Explanations
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  1-  13    A13      ---  Acro   Acronym or cluster designation
 15- 103    A89      ---  Text   Reference for the acronyms
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History:
   Supersedes catalog <II/158>, the 1990 version of this catalog
   (1990A&AS...86..107H)

Authors's address:
   Institut d'Astronomie de l'Universite de Lausanne,
   CH-1290 Chavannes-des-Bois, Switzerland
   Email:  Bernard.Hauck@obs.unige.ch
           Monique.Mermilliod@obs.unige.ch

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(End)                                Monique Mermilliod [Lausanne]   01-Oct-1997

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