Arcturus

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* alf Boo -- Red Giant Branch star 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: * (Ref,*,...), PM* (Ci,LFT,...), IR (IRAS,IRC,...), ** (**,CCDM,...), V* (CSV,NSV,...), RG* (Ref), 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 and convolved with error on propermotion), 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) : 14 15 39.67207 +19 10 56.6730 (Optical) [ 3.87 3.43 107 ] 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 and convolved with error on propermotion), 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) : 14 13 22.74267 +19 26 30.9744 [ 22.27 19.87 179 ] 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 and convolved with error on propermotion), 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) : 015.05005751 +69.11129712 [ 3.87 3.43 107 ] 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 : -1093.39 -2000.06 [0.44 0.39 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) -5.19 [0.04] / z(~) -0.000017 [0.000000] / cz -5.19 [0.04]    A 2008AJ....135..209M 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): 88.83 [0.54] 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: K1.5IIIFe-0.5 B 1989ApJS...71..245K 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 2.46 [~] C 2002yCat.2237....0D B 1.18 [~] C 2002yCat.2237....0D V -0.05 [~] C 2002yCat.2237....0D R -1.03 [~] C 2002yCat.2237....0D I -1.68 [~] C 2002yCat.2237....0D J -2.25 [~] C 2003yCat.2246....0C H -2.81 [~] C 2003yCat.2246....0C K -2.91 [~] 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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NAME Arcturus	GEN# +1.00124897	N30 3229	SV* ZI 1054
* alf Boo	GJ 541	NLTT 36756	TD1 17351
* 16 Boo	HD 124897	NSV 6603	TYC 1472-1436-1
** HDS 2003A	HIC 69673	PLX 3242	UBV 12551
AG+19 1335	HIP 69673	PLX 3242.00	UBV M 20076
ASCC 870215	HR 5340	PMC 90-93 376	USNO-B1.0 1091-00221874
BD+19 2777	IRAS 14133+1925	PM 14134+1927	USNO 850
CCDM J14157+1911A	IRC +20270	PM 14134-1927	uvby98 100124897
Ci 20 843	JP11 2486	PPM 130442	WDS J14157+1911A
CSV 101433	LFT 1084	RAFGL 1693	WEB 12132
FK5 526	LHS 48	ROT 2044	YPAC 52
GAT 1341	LSPM J1415+1910	SAO 100944	[HFE83] 1018
GC 19242	LTT 14184	SKY# 26028	AAVSO 1411+19
GCRV 8341	2MASS J14153968+1910558	SRS 30526

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