* tau CMa

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* tau CMa -- Eclipsing binary of beta Lyr 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: * (*,ALS,...), ** (**,ADS,...), V* (CSV,NSV,...), IR (IRAS,2MASS,...), UV (CEL,EUVE,...), X (2E,1ES,...), SB* (SBC7,SBC9), bL* (2003AstL), pr* (MPCM) 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] : measurement uncertainty, on (ra,dec) if the positional angle is 90 degrees, on (majaxis,minaxis) otherwise (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) : 07 18 42.4864191 -24 57 15.741299 (Optical) [ 0.28 0.41 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] : measurement uncertainty, on (ra,dec) if the positional angle is 90 degrees, on (majaxis,minaxis) otherwise (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) : 07 16 38.0231147 -24 51 42.814216 [ 0.28 0.41 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] : measurement uncertainty, on (ra,dec) if the positional angle is 90 degrees, on (majaxis,minaxis) otherwise (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) : 238.1809282329 -05.5429608174 [ 0.28 0.41 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 : -2.31 5.02 [0.40 0.55 90] 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) 49.40 [1.4] / z(spectroscopic) 0.000165 [0.000005] / cz 49.40 [1.40]    (Opt) B 1977ApJ...214..759C 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): 1.09 [0.59] 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: O9II C 2014ApJS..211...10S 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 3.26 [~] C 2002yCat.2237....0D B 4.25 [~] C 2002yCat.2237....0D V 4.40 [~] C 2002yCat.2237....0D R 4.44 [~] C 2002yCat.2237....0D I 4.62 [~] C 2002yCat.2237....0D J 4.71 [~] C 2002yCat.2237....0D H 4.769 [0.076] C 2003yCat.2246....0C K 4.786 [0.024] C 2003yCat.2246....0C	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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* tau CMa	2E 0716.6-2451	JP11 4017	SKY# 13269
* 30 CMa	1ES 0716-24.8	2MASS J07184249-2457157	SSTGLMA G238.1809-05.5428
** FIN 313	EUVE J0718-24.9	MCW 527	TD1 9746
** TOK 42	GC 9736	MPCM J071842.48-245715.8	TIC 106347931
** HJ 3948A	GCRV 4843	NGC 2362 23	TYC 6541-4204-1
ADS 5977 A	GEN# +2.23620023	NSV 3528	UBV 7106
ALS 14805	GOS G238.18-05.54 01	PMSC 07146-2446AP	UBV M 32429
CCDM J07187-2457AP	GSC 06541-04204	PMSC 07146-2446Aabc	V* tau CMa
CD-24 5176	HD 57061	PPM 252114	WDS J07187-2457Aa,Ab
CEL 1763	HIC 35415	ROT 1174	WDS J07187-2457A
CGO 156	HIP 35415	1RXS J071841.7-245707	WEB 7067
CPD-24 2216	HR 2782	SAO 173446	[GM99b] 35
CSV 6576	IDS 07146-2446	SBC7 302	[HJ56] 103
2E 1804	IRAS 07166-2451	SBC9 444	AAVSO 0714-24

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