V/123A Catalog of Cataclysmic Variables (Downes+ 2001-2006)
A catalog and atlas of cataclysmic variables: the living edition
Downes R.A., Webbink R.F., Shara M.M., Ritter H., Kolb U., Duerbeck H.W.
<Publ. Astron. Soc. Pac. 113, 764 (2001)>
=2001PASP..113..764D 2001PASP..113..764D
ADC_Keywords: Atlases ; Stars, variable ; Binaries, cataclysmic
Abstract:
The Catalog and Atlas of Cataclysmic Variables (Edition 1: Downes &
Shara; Edition 2: Downes, Webbink, & Shara) has been a valuable source
of information for the cataclysmic variable community. However, the
goal of having a central location for all objects is slowly being lost
as each new edition is generated. There can also be a long time delay
between new information becoming available on an object and its
publication in the catalog. To eliminate these concerns, as well as to
make the catalog more accessible, we have created a Web site which
will contain a "living" edition of the catalog. We have also added
orbital period information, as well as finding charts for novae, to
the catalog.
This catalogue supersedes the previous versions of 1997 (Cat. V/94)
and 1993 (Cat. V/79).
This version is dated February 2006, and supersedes the 2001 version
(Cat. V/110)
File Summary:
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FileName Lrecl Records Explanations
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ReadMe 80 . This file
cv.dat 246 1830 Catalog of cataclysmic variables, Final Version
(February 2006)
notes.dat 503 1146 Notes
refs.dat 397 1818 References
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See also:
http://archive.stsci.edu/prepds/cvcat/index.html : A catalog and atlas
of cataclysmic variables home page
B/cv : Cataclysmic Binaries, LMXBs, and related objects (Ritter+, 2003-2005)
Byte-by-byte Description of file: cv.dat
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Bytes Format Units Label Explanations
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2- 5 I4 --- uid Internal identification number
7- 15 A9 --- GCVS GCVS-Name, or constellation name
17- 18 I2 h RAh Right Ascension J2000 (hours) at Epoch
19 A1 --- --- [:]
20- 21 I2 min RAm Right Ascension J2000 (minutes) at Epoch
22 A1 --- --- [:]
23- 27 F5.2 s RAs ? Right Ascension J2000 at Epoch (seconds)
29 A1 --- DE- Declination J2000, at Epoch (sign)
30- 31 I2 deg DEd Declination J2000, at Epoch (degrees)
32 A1 --- --- [:]
33- 34 I2 arcmin DEm Declination J2000, at Epoch (minutes)
35 A1 --- --- [:]
36- 39 F4.1 arcsec DEs ? Declination J2000, at Epoch (seconds)
42- 49 F8.5 arcsec/yr pmRA ? Proper motion in RA
52- 58 F7.5 arcsec/yr e_pmRA ? Mean error on pmRA
61- 68 F8.5 arcsec/yr pmDE ? Proper motion in Dec
71- 77 F7.5 arcsec/yr e_pmDE ? Mean error on pmDE
79- 86 F8.3 yr Epoch ? Epoch of position
88- 90 I3 deg GLON ? Galactic longitude (blank for non-CV)
92- 94 I3 deg GLAT ? Galactic latitude (blank for non-CV)
96-102 A7 --- VarType Type of variability of the object (1)
106-116 F11.7 d Per ? Period
118-124 F7.2 yr OutDate ? Year of outburst (for novae)
126 A1 --- Cl [YOG] belong to a cluster Open or Globular
128 A1 --- l_Maxmag Limit flag on Maxmag
129-132 F4.1 mag Maxmag ? Maximum value of magnitude range
134 A1 --- n_Maxmag Band of Maxmag (2)
135 A1 --- --- [-]
136 A1 --- l_Minmag Limit flag on Minmag
137-140 F4.1 mag Minmag ? Minimum value of magnitude range
141 A1 --- u_Minmag Uncertainty flag on Minmag
142 A1 --- n_Minmag Band of Minmag (2)
144-151 A8 --- ref(Coo) Coordinate reference code (3)
152 A1 --- f_ref(Coo) [*] Comment, see note (G1)
154-161 A8 --- ref(pm) Reference code to proper motion
163-170 A8 --- ref(CV) Reference code to the CV classification
171 A1 --- f_ref(CV) [*V:/] *: Comment, see note (G1)
/: two references
172-178 A7 --- ref(CV)2 Second Reference to CV classification
179 A1 --- f_ref(CV)2 [*] Comment, see note (G1)
182-189 A8 --- ref(Cha) Chart reference code (5)
190 A1 --- u_ref(Cha) Uncertainty flag on ref(Cha)
191 A1 --- n_ref(Cha) [*] Comment, see note (G1)
193-200 A8 --- ref(Sp) Spectrum reference code (6)
201 A1 --- n_ref(Sp) [SX] Note on ref(Spe) (6)
202 A1 --- u_ref(Sp) [:] reference unconformed (6)
203 A1 --- f_ref(Sp) [*] Comment, see note (G1)
205-212 A8 --- ref(Per) [0-9A-U -] Reference on Period
213 A1 --- f_ref(Per) [*] Comment, see note (G1)
215-234 A20 --- Names Discovery or common alternative (non-GCVS)
designation for the object
237 A1 --- IUE [U] observed by IUE
238 A1 --- HST [H] observed by Hubble Space Telescope
239 A1 --- ARIEL5 [5] observed by Ariel-5
240 A1 --- HEAO1 [1] observed by HEAO-1
241 A1 --- HEAO2 [2] observed by HEAO-2
242 A1 --- EXOSAT [E] observed by EXOSAT satellite
243 A1 --- ROSAT [R] observed by ROSAT satellite
244 A1 --- GINGA [G] observed by Ginga satellite
245 A1 --- ASCA [A] observed by ASCA satellite
246 A1 --- EUVE [X] observed by eXtreme-UV
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Note (1): Variability type is coded as follows:
UG = U Gem variable (dwarf nova)
UGZ = U Gem variable (Z Cam subtype)
UGSS = U Gem variable (SS Cyg subtype)
UGSU = U Gem variable (SU UMa subtype)
UGWZ = U Gem variable (WZ Sge subtype)
N = nova
NA = fast nova
NB = slow nova
NC = very slow nova
NR = recurrent nova
NRA = recurrent nova - giant donor
(Webbink et al., 1987ApJ...314..653W 1987ApJ...314..653W)
NRB = recurrent nova - non-giant donor
(Webbink et al., 1987ApJ...314..653W 1987ApJ...314..653W)
SN = possible supernova with no galaxy visible
NL = novalike variable
NLV = novalike variable (V Sge subtype;
Steiner and Diaz, 1998PASP..110..276S 1998PASP..110..276S)
UX = novalike variable (UX UMa subtype)
VY = novalike variable (VY Scl subtype -
systems which undergo low states)
AM = AM Herculis variable (synchronous rotators)
DQ = DQ Herculis variable (non-synchronous rotators)
CV = cataclysmic variable (no type classification)
CBSS = close binary supersoft X-ray source
IBWD = interacting binary white dwarf
M = Mira variable
I = Irregular variable
UV = UV Ceti-type star
Z AND = symbiotic variable (Z And subtype)
non-CV = not a cataclysmic variable (although once classified as such)
non-ex = non-existent object
PEC = peculiar
: = uncertain
:: = very uncertain
Note (2): Magnitude range:
For novae, the primary sources are Duerbeck (1987SSRv...45....1D 1987SSRv...45....1D)
Duerbeck (2001, private communication), while for the non-novae, the
catalog of Ritter and Kolb (1998, Cat. V/99) is the prime source.
When no other references to brightness were available, the GCVS values
are used. The magnitude definitions are:
U = Johnson U
B = Johnson B
V = Johnson V
R = Johnson R
I = Johnson I
c = unfiltered CCD
f = m(2200)
g = Gunn g
h = Hipparcos magnitude system
i = Gunn i
j = SRC j (unfiltered IIIa-J)
p = photographic
r = red
s = Sloan g*
u = m(1400)
v = visual
w = m(3000)
x = m(F336W)
Note (3): Reference to the coordinates code, RefCoo:
Entries of consisting of the letter C followed by a four-character
code correspond to plate-IDs from the HST Guide Star survey
Note (5): Chart reference code:
Note that the identifications of the CVs are based on the published
charts (or in some cases coordinates only), and have not been
independently verified by the authors.
Note (6): Spectrum reference code:
A suffix of S indicates a spectrum in quiescence, while a suffix
of X indicates a spectrum in outburst.
Whenever available, the quiescent spectrum was chosen for the catalog
over an outburst spectrum.
A colon (:) following the reference indicates that:
(i) the spectrum is only described,
(ii) the spectrum is a glass plate tracing, or
(iii) the reference is unconfirmed (only for a few novae in Duerbeck's atlas)
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Byte-by-byte Description of file: notes.dat
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Bytes Format Units Label Explanations
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1- 4 I4 --- uid Internal identification number
7- 15 A9 --- GCVS Designation in GCVS (Cat. II/250)
18- 37 A20 --- Name Other name
40-503 A464 -- Text Text of note
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Byte-by-byte Description of file: refs.dat
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Bytes Format Units Label Explanations
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1- 8 A8 --- Ref Reference code
10 A1 --- --- [=]
11- 29 A19 --- BibCode Bibliographical code
32-397 A366 --- Text Comments
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Global notes:
Note (G1): *: There is a comment in the on-line version of the catalog,
see notes.dat, or when using search mode
at http://icarus.stsci.edu/~downes/cvcat/
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History:
Copied at http://icarus.stsci.edu/~downes/cvcat
(End) Francois Ochsenbein, Patricia Bauer [CDS] 29-Jan-2006