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Star Report

The Star Report for each catalog is tailored to the catalog's data content. This gives you the fullest information on objects from each catalog without cluttering the report with impertinent data from other catalogs. If multiple catalogs are selected for the report, data items common to all selected catalogs are included. Times are accurate for the observer's location. Times and angular values and are given in the format selected in Preferences. For single catalogs selections, positions and magnitudes are reported with the same precision as the published catalog; for multiple catalog selections, positions and magnitudes are reported to the lowest precision of all selected catalogs.

Printed and exported documents contain a header section that on-screen documents provide in the settings pane of the document window. The header includes:

▪document name

▪observer's location (can be omitted from printing by activating the Print Saver)

▪search properties (can be omitted from printing by activating the Print Saver)

The body of the report (on-screen, printed, and exported) is column-oriented and the name of each column is listed below with a description. See Working with Reports to learn how to control content, layout and appearance of the report. Some columns appear only for certain catalogs as described.

Column Name	Description	Supported in Catalogs
Object	Catalog and star designation.	All
Common Name	Commonly used name by which the object is known. You may see the list of all common names by which the object is known by right-clicking the object and viewing the context menu.	All
Cross Ref	cross reference to other catalogs in the database. You may see the list of all cross references by which the object is known by right-clicking the object and viewing the context menu.	All
Con	Constellation in which the object is located	All
RA / Decl	Astrometric position, precessed to epoch and mean equinox of J2000.0. When RA format is Hours, Minutes, Seconds, the accuracy of seconds is adjusted to the original catalog's precision. The same is true for Declination when the format is Degrees, Minutes, Seconds.	All
RA PM / Decl PM	Proper motion in RA and Declination in milliarcseconds per year. The accuracy of these values is adjusted to the original catalog's precision.	CCDM, Hip, SAO, WDS
Mag	Magnitude and code identifying the photometric system used to derive the magnitude value. The accuracy of magnitude is adjusted to the original catalog's accuracy. V magnitudes are supplied if available. Magnitude codes: ▪B: Johnson B filter (blue) ▪I: Johnson I filter (infrared) ▪Ic: Cousins I filter (infrared) ▪J: (near infrared) ▪H: (near infrared) ▪K: (near infrared) ▪L: (near infrared) ▪M: (mid infrared) ▪p: photographic ▪R: Johnson R filter (red) ▪Rc: Cousins R filter (red) ▪U: Johnson U filter (ultraviolet) ▪V: Johnson V filter (visual)	All
Brt Mag / Dim Mag	Magnitudes of variable stars, including the photometric system used if available. The accuracy of magnitude is adjusted to the original catalog's accuracy. Special notes for GCVS & NSV: Several stars from the 68th Name-List have in these positions "1." designating the 1.04 {mu}m band of the system introduced by G.W.Lockwood. The designations u,v,b,y refer to the Stroemgren system. The symbols "Ic" and "Rc" mean magnitudes in Cousins' I system. "g" designates magnitudes in the system of Thuan and Gunn; "T" stands for broad-band Tycho magnitudes formed from B and V measurements; "r" are red magnitudes not tied to a particular system. An asterisk in the corresponding position means a measurement in white light.	GCVS, NSV
Mag A / Mag B	Magnitudes of the Primary and Secondary components, including the photometric system used if available.	WDS
Mag Diff	Absolute value of the magnitude difference between the Primary and Secondary components of a double star or bright and dim magnitudes of a variable star.
I/R Mag	Infrared magnitude, including photometric system used if available.	CGCS
B-V	B-V is a measure of the color of stars and galaxies. Larger values indicate reddening while smaller values indicate a stronger blue color.	CGCS, Hip, SAO
Spec	Abbreviated Morgan-Keenan spectral type.	CCDM, CGCS, GCVS, Hip, NSV, SAO
SpecA	Abbreviated Morgan-Keenan spectral type of the A component.	WDS
Full Spec	Full Morgan-Keenan spectral type information from the catalog.	CGCS, GCVS, Hip, NSV, SAO, WDS.
Var Type	Variable star type.	GCVS, NSV
Epoch	epoch of observed values expressed as Julian date. Epoch defines a starting point in the light variation cycle of the star, either a minimum or maximum as appropriate for the variable star type. Light variation cycles begin at time of minimum light for eclipsing and ellipsoidal variables. All other types begin at time of maximum light.	GCVS
Var Period	period of a single light variation cycle in days.	GCVS
Duration	Duration in days, hours, minutes, seconds of the eclipse for eclipsing variables or the rise time for intrinsic variables.	GCVS
Next Extremum	The date and time of the beginning of the next light variation cycle. This is time of minimum light, indicated by (min), or maximum light indicated by (max). The date and time are expressed in either local or universal time as determined in preferences. Light variation cycles begin at time of minimum light for eclipsing and ellipsoidal variables. All other types begin at time of maximum light.	GCVS
PA	position angle at time of observation. If orbital elements are available for a double star, PA is calculated for the Ephemeris date and time.	CCDM, WDS
Sep	separation angle at time of observation. If orbital elements are available for a double star, Sep is calculated for the Ephemeris date and time. Sep is displayed to higher precision than a cataloged value.	CCDM, WDS
Year	year of observation. If orbital elements are available for a double star, PA and Separation are calculated for the Ephemeris date and time.Year is displayed to higher precision and matches the ephemeris date and time.	CCDM, WDS
Grade	grade describes the quality of the orbital elements used to calculate PA and Separation of a double star. Grades are (from highest quality to lowest): Definitive, Good, Reliable, Preliminary, Indeterminate, Interferometric, Astrometric. Interferometric means measurements are missing in the WDS catalog so measurements are derived from interferometric studies of the positions of the 2 stars. Interferometric implies high quality elements. Astrometric means measurements are missing in the WDS catalog so measurements are derived from astrometric calculations of the positions of the 2 stars. Astrometric implies poor quality elements	WDS
Alt	Apparent altitude at the ephemeris date and time. The angle is formatted as specified in Preferences.	All
Az	Apparent azimuth at the ephemeris date and time. The angle is formatted as specified in Preferences.	All
LHA	Local hour angle at the ephemeris date and time. The angle is formatted as hours and minutes East or West of the meridian.	All
SA2000	Chart number on which the object appears in Sky Atlas 2000.0	All
U2000	Volume and page number on which the object appears in Uranometria 2000.0. Note that there is some overlap in the two volumes, but the page number is valid for either volume	All
MSA	Volume and page number on which the object appears in Millennium Star Atlas	All
HB	Chart series (B & C) and page number on which the object appears in Herald-Bobroff AstroAtlas.	All
U2000.2	Volume and page number on which the object appears in Uranometria 2000.0 2d Ed. Note that there is some overlap in the two volumes, but the page number is valid for either volume	All
PSA	Chart number on which the object appears in Pocket Sky Atlas.	All
IDSA	Chart number on which the object appears in interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas.	All
Rise(Az), Set(Az)	Time of rise, set, and apparent azimuth at rise and set time for your location. If your location has a local horizon model defined for it and the model is applied to the ephemeris calculation, rise & set times are the approximate times at which an object rises above and sets beneath the local horizon model. The data are formatted as specified in Preferences.	All
Transit(Alt)	Time of transit and apparent altitude at transit. The data are formatted as specified in Preferences.	All
Best(Alt)	Best time to view and apparent altitude at best time. The data are formatted as specified in Preferences.	All
Vis Pred	Predicted visibility of the star computed by the star visibility models. Please see visibility modeling for possible values for different types of stars.	All
Observed	Whether or not present in the observing log	All