Bright Star Catalog

GPTKB entity

Properties (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf catalog
gptkbp:contains over 9000 stars
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:Harvard_College_Observatory
gptkbp:firstPublished 1908
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bright Star Catalog
gptkbp:includes stars brighter than magnitude 6.5
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith gptkb:Henry_Draper_Catalog
hipparcos catalog
gptkbp:isAvailableIn digital format
print format
gptkbp:isCitedIn astronomical publications
gptkbp:isEngagedIn various star surveys
gptkbp:isImportantFor star classification
gptkbp:isMaintainedBy gptkb:International_Astronomical_Union
gptkbp:isPartOf astronomical catalogs
historical astronomical records
gptkbp:isPublishedIn gptkb:Cambridge_University_Press
gptkbp:isReferencedBy astronomical research
gptkbp:isReferencedIn observational astronomy
star atlases
gptkbp:isUpdatedBy astronomical organizations
gptkbp:isUsedBy amateur astronomers
professional astronomers
gptkbp:isUsedIn stellar navigation
gptkbp:isUtilizedIn cosmology
space missions
exoplanet research
stellar dynamics
stellar evolution studies
galactic astronomy
stellar astrophysics
stellar population studies
stellar population synthesis
star formation research
stellar distance measurement
stellar luminosity calculations
stellar spectroscopy
stellar photometry
astrophysical modeling
stellar kinematics
stellar wind studies
stellar variability research
stellar age determination
stellar atmosphere studies
stellar chemical composition studies
stellar evolution modeling
stellar magnetic field studies
stellar mass estimation
stellar nucleosynthesis research
stellar rotation studies
telescope calibration
gptkbp:provides star brightness
star positions
star spectral types
gptkbp:releaseYear 1908
gptkbp:renovated 1991
gptkbp:usedFor astronomy