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Addressing Confusion in Double Star Nomenclature: The Washington Multiplicity Catalog

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2018

William I. Hartkopf
Affiliation:
U.S. Naval Observatory, Washington DC, USA
Brian D. Mason
Affiliation:
U.S. Naval Observatory, Washington DC, USA

Abstract

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Advances in instrumentation and reduction methods are blurring the historical distinctions between various classes of double stars. One result of this is increasing confusion in double star nomenclature, as the conventions followed by different observers are sometimes incompatible. The Washington Multiplicity Catalog is presented as a means of developing a single nomenclature scheme for all types of doubles, as well as a comprehensive database for all duplicity information.

Resumen

Resumen

Los avances en la instrumentación y la reducción de datos están borrando las diferencias históricas entre los diversos tipos de estrellas dobles. Un resultado de ello es la creciente confusión en la nomenclatura, puesto que las convenciones de los distintos observadores son a veces incompatibles. Se presenta el Washington Multiplicity Catalog como una contribución al desarrollo de un esquema único de nomenclatura para todos los tipos de estrellas dobles, y también como una base de datos amplia para toda la información relevante a la duplicidad estelar.

Keywords

Type
Nomenclature of Multiple-Star Systems
Copyright
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