The Bright Star Catalogue

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Bright_Star_Catalogue
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:abbreviation HR (Harvard Revised)
gptkbp:alternativeName Yale Catalogue of Bright Stars
gptkbp:citation Hoffleit, D., & Jaschek, C. (1991). The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed.
gptkbp:compiledBy gptkb:Yale_University_Observatory
gptkbp:contains all stars of apparent magnitude 6.5 or brighter
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Carlos_Jaschek
gptkb:Dorrit_Hoffleit
gptkbp:firstPublished 1930
gptkbp:format tabular
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Bright Star Catalogue
gptkbp:includes magnitudes
positions
proper motions
spectral types
cross-identifications
radial velocities
double star information
variability data
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion 1991
5th edition
gptkbp:notableFor comprehensive data on bright stars
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Harvard_Revised_Photometry_Catalogue
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Yale_University_Observatory
gptkbp:rating 9,110
gptkbp:referencePoint epoch 2000.0 (latest edition)
gptkbp:socialMedia yes
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:navigation
astronomical research
amateur astronomy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dorrit_Hoffleit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8