Catalogues of Fundamental Stars
TheCatalogue of Fundamental Starsis a series of sixastrometriccatalogues of high precision positional data for a small selection ofstarsto define a celestialreference frame,which is a standard coordinate system for measuring positions of stars.
Publication history
[edit]The six volumes in the fundamental catalogue series are as follows:
TheFundamental-Catalog(FC) was compiled byAuwersand published in two volumes. The first volume, published in 1879, contains 539 stars. The second volume, published in 1883, contains 83 stars from the southern sky.[1]
TheNeuer Fundamentalkatalog(NFK) was compiled by J. Peters and contained 925 stars.[1]
TheThird Fundamental Catalogue(FK3) was compiled byKopffand published in 1937, with a supplement in 1938.[1]
TheFourth Fundamental Catalogue(FK4) was published in 1963, and contained 1,535 stars in various equinoxes from 1950.0.
TheFourth Fundamental Catalogue's Supplement(FK4S) was an amendment to FK4 that contains a further 1,987 stars.[1]
TheFifth Fundamental Catalogue(FK5) was a 1988 update of FK4 with new positions for the 1,535 stars. It was superseded by thequasar-basedInternational Celestial Reference Frame(ICRF).
TheFifth Fundamental Catalogue Extension(FK5), published in 1991, added 3,117 new stars.
TheSixth Fundamental Catalogue(FK6) is a 2000 update of FK5 correlated with the ICRF through theHipparcossatellite. It comes in two parts: FK6(I) and FK6(III). FK6(I) contains 878 stars, and FK6(III) contains 3,272 stars. Both are updated and amended versions of FK5 usingHipparcos Cataloguedata.[2][3]
Examples
[edit]- Iota Arietisis located in FK5 as item 2132
- Alpha Arietisis FK5 item 74
- Kappa Aurigaeis FK5 item 1168
See also
[edit]- Gaia,a star catalogue mission launched in 2013 covering approximately 1billionastronomical objects
- International Celestial Reference System and Its Realizations,the currentIAUapproved reference frames in radio and optical wavelengths
References
[edit]- ^abcdWalter, Hans G.; Sovers, Ojars J. (2000).Astrometry of fundamental catalogues: the evolution from optical to radio reference frames.Berlin: Springer. p. 38.ISBN9783540674368.OCLC43919630.
- ^Wielen, R.; Schwan, H.; Dettbarn, C.; Lenhardt, H.; Jahreiß, H.; Jährling, R."Sixth Catalogue of Fundamental Stars (FK6): I/264".VizieR.Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg.Archivedfrom the original on 2020-10-06.
- ^Wielen, R.; Schwan, H.; Dettbarn, C.; Lenhardt, H.; Jahreiß, H.; Jährling, R. (1999)."Sixth Catalogue of Fundamental Stars (FK6): Part I: Basic Fundamental Stars with Direct Solutions"(PDF).Veröffentlichungen Astronomisches Rechen-Institut Heidelberg(35). Karlsruhe:Astronomisches Rechen-Institut.Bibcode:1999VeARI..35....1W.ISBN3-7650-0535-5.ISSN0373-7055.Archived(PDF)from the original on 2020-10-06.
External links
[edit]- Fifth Fundamental Catalogue(1988)
- Fifth Fundamental Catalogue ExtensionArchived2010-06-30 at theWayback Machine
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