Identification of a constellation from a position.
Abstract
A table is presented which permits rapid determination of the constellation in which an object is located from its 1875.0 position. Directions for accessing and using the table are given. The historical background to the table's development is briefly stated.
- Publication:
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Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
- Pub Date:
- July 1987
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 1987PASP...99..695R
- Keywords:
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- Astronomical Catalogs;
- Astronomical Coordinates;
- Constellations;
- Position (Location);
- Star Distribution;
- Astronomy