A catalogue of the brightest stars in the field of M 31.
Abstract
A catalogue of 11438 stars in the field of M31 is presented based on Tautenburg Schmidt plates taken by van den Bergh. The range of visual magnitudes of stars in the catalogue is 11.5 < V < 20. The completeness limits of the catalogue are: ~ 18.0 mag in U, ~ 19.2 mag in B, ~ 18.8 mag in V and ~ 17.8 mag in R. Subsets of bright stars (V <= 14 mag), blue stars (B-V <= 0.4 mag) and red stars (B-V >= 1.5 mag) are listed in tables III, IV and V, respectively. The question which stars are members of M31 is briefly discussed.
- Publication:
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Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series
- Pub Date:
- November 1988
- Bibcode:
- 1988A&AS...76...65B
- Keywords:
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- Andromeda Galaxy;
- Astrometry;
- Astronomical Catalogs;
- Early Stars;
- Stellar Luminosity;
- Stellar Magnitude;
- Blue Stars;
- Charge Coupled Devices;
- Color-Magnitude Diagram;
- Red Giant Stars;
- Star Distribution;
- Astronomy