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* alf UMi -- Classical Cepheid (delta Cep type) Origin of the objects types : (Ref) Object type as listed in the reference "Ref" (acronym) Object type linked to the acronym according to the original reference () Anterior to 2007, before we can link the objet type to a reference, or given by the CDS team in some particular cases Other object types: cC* (), * (*,AG,...), ** (**,ADS,...), SB* (SBC7,SBC9), V* (V*,AAVSO), IR (IRAS,2MASS), UV (TD1) Syntax of coordinates is : "ra dec (wtype) [error ellipse] quality bibcode" : ra dec : right ascension and declination (unit and frame defined according to your Output Options) Grey values are increasing the original precision due to the computation of frame transformations (wtype) : wavelength class for the origin of the coordinates (Rad, mm, IR, Optical, UV, Xray, Gam) [error ellipse] : coordinates error major axis, minor axis (in mas at defined epoch in the original catalogue), position angle (in degrees North celestial pole to East) quality : flag of quality E ≥ 10" D : 1-10" (and some old data) C : 0.1-1" B : 0.01-0.1" + 2MASS, Tyc A : VLBI, Hipparcos bibcode : bibcode of the coordinates reference ICRS coord. (ep=J2000) : 02 31 49.09456 +89 15 50.7923 (Optical) [ 1.14 0.97 90 ] A 2007A&A...474..653V Syntax of coordinates is : "ra dec (wtype) [error ellipse] quality bibcode" : ra dec : right ascension and declination (unit and frame defined according to your Output Options) Grey values are increasing the original precision due to the computation of frame transformations (wtype) : wavelength class for the origin of the coordinates (Rad, mm, IR, Optical, UV, Xray, Gam) [error ellipse] : coordinates error major axis, minor axis (in mas at defined epoch in the original catalogue), position angle (in degrees North celestial pole to East) quality : flag of quality E ≥ 10" D : 1-10" (and some old data) C : 0.1-1" B : 0.01-0.1" + 2MASS, Tyc A : VLBI, Hipparcos bibcode : bibcode of the coordinates reference FK4 coord. (ep=B1950 eq=1950) : 01 48 47.78376 +89 01 43.6316 [ 1.14 0.97 90 ] Syntax of coordinates is : "ra dec (wtype) [error ellipse] quality bibcode" : ra dec : right ascension and declination (unit and frame defined according to your Output Options) Grey values are increasing the original precision due to the computation of frame transformations (wtype) : wavelength class for the origin of the coordinates (Rad, mm, IR, Optical, UV, Xray, Gam) [error ellipse] : coordinates error major axis, minor axis (in mas at defined epoch in the original catalogue), position angle (in degrees North celestial pole to East) quality : flag of quality E ≥ 10" D : 1-10" (and some old data) C : 0.1-1" B : 0.01-0.1" + 2MASS, Tyc A : VLBI, Hipparcos bibcode : bibcode of the coordinates reference Gal coord. (ep=J2000) : 123.28054438 +26.46139355 [ 1.14 0.97 90 ] Syntax of proper motions is : "pm-ra pm-dec [error ellipse] quality bibcode" pm-ra : mu-ra*cos(dec) (expressed in the ICRS system in mas/yr) pm-dec : mu-dec (expressed in the ICRS system in mas/yr) [error ellipse] : error major axis and minor axis (in mas), orientation angle (in deg) quality : flag of quality (A=best quality -> E=worst quality, {� } =unknown quality) bibcode : bibcode of the proper motion reference Proper motions mas/yr : 44.48 -11.85 [0.11 0.13 0] A 2007A&A...474..653V Syntax of radial velocity (or/and redshift) is : "value [error] (wavelength) quality bibcode" value : radial velocity or/and redshift (Heliocentric frame) according to your Output Options (redshift may be not displayed if the data value is <0 and the database inside value is a radial velocity) [error] : error of the corresponding value displayed before (wavelength) : wavelength range of the measurement : Rad, mm, IR, Opt, UV, Xray, Gam or  '∼'(unknown) quality : flag of quality ( A=best quality -> E=worst quality, {� } =unknown quality) bibcode : bibcode of the value's origin Radial velocity / Redshift / cz : V(km/s) -16.42 [0.03] / z(~) -0.000055 [0.000000] / cz -16.42 [0.03]    A 2004A&A...424..727P Syntax of parallax is : 'value quality [error] bibcode' value : parallax value quality : flag of quality (A=best quality -> E=worst quality, {� } =unknown quality) [error] : mean error bibcode : bibcode of the parallax reference Parallaxes (mas): 7.54 [0.11] A 2007A&A...474..653V Spectral type is made of 3 parts: %coding is composed of 4 parts : the spectral type, which is made of a temperature class, eventually a luminosity class (roman number) and/or spectral peculiarities; a quality letter: A=best quality→E=worst quality, {� } =unknown quality % a quality letter: A=best quality -> E=worst quality, {� } =unknown quality bibcode : bibcode of the spectral type reference Spectral type: F8Ib C 1993ASPC...45...59L Syntax of fluxes (or magnitudes) is : "filter-name (System) flux-value [error] quality MultVarFlags bibcode" filter-name : U, B, V, R, I, G, J, H, K, u, g, r, i, z (System) : may be AB (default is Vega) flux-value : value of flux or magnitude [error] : error value quality : flag of quality of the flux value ( A=best quality -> E=worst quality, {� } =unknown quality) MultVarFlags : Mult is zero or one char (J) for joined photometry ; Var can be zero or two chars (V[0-4]) bibcode : bibcode of the flux reference Fluxes (8) : U 3.00 [~] C 2002yCat.2237....0D B 2.62 [~] C 2002yCat.2237....0D V 2.02 [~] C 2002yCat.2237....0D R 1.53 [~] C 2002yCat.2237....0D I 1.22 [~] C 2002yCat.2237....0D J 0.795 [0.238] D 2003yCat.2246....0C H 0.46 [0.194] C 2003yCat.2246....0C K 0.52 [~] C 2002yCat.2237....0D	SIMBAD with radius arcmin Interactive AladinLite view 2MASS DSS SDSSXMMIRACIRISGALEX VizieR photometry viewer    within radius arcsec The VizieR photometry tool allows for easy visualization of photometry points extracted around the Simbad position from photometry-enabled catalogues in VizieR. 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V* alf UMi	GC 2243	N30 381	SKY# 3738
* 1 UMi	GCRV 1037	NAME Lodestar	TD1 835
* alf UMi	GEN# +1.00008890A	NAME Polaris	TYC 4628-237-1
** WRH 39	GSC 04628-00237	NAME North Star	UBV 21589
** STF 93A	HD 8890	PLX 299	UBV M 8201
ADS 1477 A	HIC 11767	PLX 299.00	WDS J02318+8916Aa,Ab
ADS 1477 AP	HIP 11767	PMC 90-93 640	WDS J02318+8916A
AG+89 4	HR 424	PPM 431	WEB 2438
BD+88 8	IDS 01226+8846 A	ROT 3491	AAVSO 0122+88
CCDM J02319+8915A	IRAS 01490+8901	SAO 308
CSI+88 8 1	JP11 498	SBC7 51
FK5 907	2MASS J02314822+8915503	SBC9 76

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