Barnard's star

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NAME Barnard's star -- BY Dra Variable 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: * (2015ApJS,BD,...), PM* (2016ApJ,Ci,...), V* (CSV,NSV,...), BY* (2017ARep), ** (CCDM), X (1E), NIR (2MASS), MIR (WISEA), IR (IRAS) 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) : 17 57 48.4984700685 +04 41 36.113879676 (Optical) [ 0.0262 0.0290 90 ] A 2020yCat.1350....0G 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) : 17 55 22.7081614789 +04 33 14.367378545 [ 0.0262 0.0290 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) : 031.0087027177046 +14.0626510150033 [ 0.0262 0.0290 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 : -801.551 10362.394 [0.032 0.036 90] A 2020yCat.1350....0G 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) -110.11 [0.0002] / z(spectroscopic) -0.000367 [0.000000] / cz -110.09 [0.00]    (Opt) A 2018MNRAS.475.1960F 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): 546.9759 [0.0401] A 2020yCat.1350....0G 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: M4V B 1991ApJS...77..417K 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 (12) : U 12.497 [~] C 2010MNRAS.403.1949K B 11.24 [~] C 2010MNRAS.403.1949K V 9.511 [~] C 2010MNRAS.403.1949K R 8.298 [~] C 2010MNRAS.403.1949K G 8.193974 [0.002843] C 2020yCat.1350....0G I 6.741 [~] C 2010MNRAS.403.1949K J 5.244 [0.020] C 2003yCat.2246....0C H 4.83 [0.03] C 2003yCat.2246....0C K 4.524 [0.020] C 2003yCat.2246....0C g 10.572 [0.07] D 2012yCat.1322....0Z r 9.288 [0.02] D 2012yCat.1322....0Z i 7.756 [0.04] D 2012yCat.1322....0Z	SIMBAD within arcmin ', {sourceSize:12, color:'#30a090'})); aladin.on('objectClicked', function(object) { var objName=object.data.MAIN_ID; aladin.showPopup(object.ra,object.dec,'',''+ objName+''); });" title="Show Simbad objects"> Overlay points in this preview 2MASS DSS SDSSXMMIRACIRISGALEX All (CDSPortal) Send to within 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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Some important notes on this object about identifications and objects associations. notes: not BD+04 3561 The star with the highest known proper motion.

BD+04 3561a	GSC 00425-00184	NAME Barnard's star	UCAC4 474-068224
AC2000 146626	GSC 00425-02502	NAME Barnard Star	USNO-B1.0 0946-00315199
ASCC 1153178	HIC 87937	NLTT 45718	USNO 347
CCDM J17578+0441A	HIP 87937	NSV 9910	USNO 876
Ci 20 1069	IRAS 17553+0438	8pc 549.01	uvby98 000403561
CSI+04-17554	JP11 18	PLX 4098	V* V2500 Oph
CSV 7737	Karmn J17578+046	PLX 4098.00	VVO 6
1E 1755.3+0438	LFT 1385	PM J17578+0441N	WEB 14849
GAT 12	LHS 57	StKM 2-1355	WISEA J175747.94+044323.8
GCRV 10392	LSPM J1757+0441	TIC 325554331	Zkh 269
GEN# +0.00403561	LTT 15309	TYC 425-2502-1	[RHG95] 2849
G 140-24	2MASS J17574849+0441405	UBV 15269	Gaia DR3 4472832130942575872
GJ 699	MCC 799	UCAC2 33428712	Gaia DR2 4472832130942575872

References (802 between 1850 and 2024) (Total 802) Simbad bibliographic survey began in 1850 for stars (at least bright stars) and in 1983 for all other objects (outside the solar system). Follow new references on this object

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