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The cross-identifications

Information on cross-identifications with astronomical catalogues may be obtained with the command idm. The cross-IDs are split into two files. The first one contains the common identifications (HR, HD, DM, NLS, SLS, GCVS), and the second one the IDS, ADS, SAO, and miscellanous IDs.

If you are not in the directory of NGC 129, enter

> ngc 0129

> idm1 list the first file.

> idm2 list the second file.

> idm 164 170 display the content of both files for both stars.

> idm1 164 170 display the content of the first file only.

> idm -sort hd list the entries sorted by HD numbers. Arguments are: hd dm hr/bs sao ids ads lss nls

> idm 170 236429 113 identifications can be mixed: star number HD or BS


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Fri Sep 2 09:16:44 MET DST 1994