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Catalogue search information
 
The catalogue engine can return information on objects from the catalogues listed below.
 
CatalogueDescription
SUN_AND_MOONInformation on the Sun and Moon (2 objects).
PLANETSInformation on the major planets: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune (7 objects).
DWARF_PLANETSInformation on dwarf planets: Pluto, Ceres and Eris (3 objects).
NGCIC_NAMESCommon names for some objects in the New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue (121 objects).
STETSONStetson Photometric Standard Fields (152 objects).
HIPThe Hipparcos catalogue (118218 objects).
PGCThe Principal Galaxy Catalogue (73198 objects).
ASTEROIDCurrent asteroid data, updated daily from Lowell Observatory at www.lowell.edu (534304 objects).
YALEThe Yale Bright Star Catalogue (10439 objects).
COMETObservable comets, updated daily from the IAU Minor Planet Center at www.cfa.harvard.edu (202 objects).
NGCICNGC 2000.0, the New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars (NGC), incorporating the Index Catalogue (IC), and the Second Index Catalogue (13226 objects).
YALE_NAMESCommon names for some bright stars in the Yale catalogue (93 objects).
MESSIERThe Messier Catalogue (110 objects).
EXTRASAdditional objects, included by request (12 objects).
APTASpecific fields of interest to telescope-net staff (1 objects).
 
 
 
Additional information on the catalogue engine:
Catalogue engine revision:120
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