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Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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Details on Acronym: IDS
IDS = (USNO) (Index catalog of Double *) Write:<<IDS HHMMm+DDMMAAAA>> N=about 64000 Object:** (SIMBAD class: ** = Double or multiple star) Note:Format: 1900 coord.
Also found in the literature with the formats HHMM.mNDDMMA and HHMM.mSDDMMA instead of '+' and '-'.
Superseded by WDS. See also PMSC. Ref:=1963IDS...C......0J byJEFFERS H.M. , VAN DEN BOS W.H., GREEBY F.M. Publ. Lick Obs. 21,part 1,1963, 0 (1963) Index catalogue of visual double stars, 1961.0. opart 1 (263pp) + part part 2 (804pp). o<IDS HHMMm+DDMMAAAA> N=about 64000.
Details on Acronym: USNO
USNO (US Naval Obs.) Note:format: 1900 coord. ***** Avoid the usage of USNO, prefer IDS