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J/A+AS/109/29                    Very low mass stars in Praesepe (Hambly+, 1995)
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Very low mass stars in the galactic cluster Praesepe
       Hambly N.C., Steele I.A., Hawkins M.R.S., Jameson R.F.
      <Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser. 109, 29 (1995)>
      =1995A&AS..109...29H      (SIMBAD/NED Reference)
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ADC_Keywords: Clusters, open; Proper motions; Cross identifications
Keywords: astrometry - proper motions; clusters - open; stars - low mass

Abstract:
   We present the results of a deep proper motion survey of a 19 square degree
   area of the Galactic open cluster Praesepe. Details of the astrometric and
   photometric reductions are given, along with the selection process for
   members. 

File Summary:
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  FileName      Lrecl  Records   Explanations
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ReadMe             80        .   This file
table2.dat         58      515   Praesepe proper motion members
table3.dat         70      219   Cross-identifications for proper motion members
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Byte-by-byte Description of file: table2.dat
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   Bytes Format  Units   Label    Explanations
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   3-  9  A7     ---     Id       Identification number
  13- 14  I2     h       RAh      Right ascension 1950.0
  16- 17  I2     min     RAm      Right ascension 1950.0
  19- 22  F4.1   s       RAs      Right ascension 1950.0
      25  A1     ---     DE-      Declination sign
  26- 27  I2     deg     DEd      Declination 1950.0
  29- 30  I2     arcmin  DEm      Declination 1950.0
  32- 35  F4.1   arcsec  DEs      Declination 1950.0
  40- 44  F5.2   mag     R(59F)   R magnitude (590 nm)
  48- 52  F5.2   mag     I(N)     I magnitude (715 nm)
  56- 57  I2     %       Men      Membership probability
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Byte-by-byte Description of file: table3.dat
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   Bytes Format  Units   Label    Explanations
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   2-  8  A7     ---     Id       Identification number
  12- 13  I2     h       RAh      Right ascension 1950.0
  15- 16  I2     min     RAm      Right ascension 1950.0
  18- 21  F4.1   s       RAs      Right ascension 1950.0
      24  A1     ---     DE-      Declination sign
  25- 26  I2     deg     DEd      Declination 1950.0
  28- 29  I2     arcmin  DEm      Declination 1950.0
  31- 34  F4.1   arcsec  DEs      Declination 1950.0
  41- 45  A5     ---     KW27     Identification number in Klein-Wassink (1927)
  51- 55  A5     ---     JC83     Identification number in Jones et al. (1983)
  63- 67  A5     ---     JS91     Identification number in Jones et al. (1991)
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References:
  Klein-Wassink W.J., Publ. Kapteyn Astron. Lab., 1927, 41
  Jones B.F. & Cudworth K., AJ, 1983, 88, 215
  Jones B.F. & Stauffer J.R., AJ, 1991, 102, 1080
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(End)                                           Patricia Bauer [CDS] 07-Sep-1994

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