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BPGS: Spectra Libraries

Contents

Catalogue name:	BPGS
Records:  	175
Version:
Spectral Band: 	OPT
Kind of Object: Star
Mode: 		Spectroscopy
Preview:        Spectra
Coordinates: 	B1950

Description

This is the Bruzual-Persson-Gunn-Stryker Spectra Library All the spectra have benn normalized to V=0. The infrared distributions are from Strecker et al (ApJ 41, 501, 1979) and other unpublished sources. The IR and the optical data were tied together with their V-K colors.

It is possible to draw the spectra using the STARCAT PreView command. The spectra are available for all entries.

Fields

Name	     Type	Meaning

BPGS_number   C       Sequential number within bpgs catalogue
targetid      C       Star name 
mktype        C       Spectral type 
av            F       Av value 
v             F       V magnitude 
UmB           F       U-B color
BmV           F       B-V color
VmR           F       V-R color 
RmI           F       R-I color
VmK           F       V-K color