[vsnet-chat 1391] Re: naming USNO stars

[Taichi Kato <tkato>]

Re: naming USNO stars

Fraser Farrell wrote:

> - for A1.0 stars, retain the existing designations (eg: USNO 1234.56789)
> 
> - for A2.0 stars, use a version digit after "USNO" (eg: USNO2 1234.56789)
> 
> This scheme easily extends to A3.0, 4.0, etc when they are released.  A1.0 
> stars might also be designated by a version digit (eg: USNO1 1234.56789),
> but I think there are enough synonyms already for some stars!

   This looks convenient, at least when conciseness is more important in
parctice.  For "B" series, it might be an adoptable solution to abbreviate
as "USNOB".

   But I wonder what has been the formal longest designation of celestial
objects.

Regards,
Taichi Kato

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