DIXON: MASTER LIST OF NON-STELLAR OBJECTS
Contents
Table name: MASTER
Records: 182855
Reference:
- Dixon R.S.: 1976, A master list of non-stellar objects, Proceedings of
IAU Coll. n.35, p.167.
- Dixon R.S., Sonneborn G.: 1980, A master list of non-stellar objects.
Description:
This catalogue is an amalgamation of all known catalogues of ]
non-stellar objects in a uniform, easly readable form. The
types of objects included are galaxies (including both normal
and all specialized types such as interacting, peculiar,
dwarf, Seyfert, etc.), cluster of galaxies, nebulae of all
kinds (planetary, reflection, emission, absorption, etc.),
blue objects, groups of stars (open and globular clusters,
associations, rings, chains, etc.), quasi-stellar objects,
supernovae and others. No new nomenclature has been introduced;
that assigned by the original author has been retained.
Fields:
Name Type Meaning
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name A Object name
r_a I Right ascension
dec I Declination
diam F Diameter (arcsec)
mag F Magnitude
objtype A Type of object
no I Running_number
