Hipparcos Catalogue · Asteria Star

About the catalogue

The catalogue produced by ESA's Hipparcos mission, the first space astrometry survey, giving high-precision parallaxes, positions, and magnitudes. It established the modern distance scale of the nearby Galaxy.

Behind the catalogue

Produced by

ESA

Knowledge connections

Part ofSpace Age Astronomy
Related toESA
Associated withTycho-2 Catalogue
Associated withAstrometric Star Catalogues
Associated withFlamsteed Designation
Associated withThe Fifth Fundamental Catalogue (FK5)

Sources & references

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

HipparcosESA Hipparcos space astrometry mission
High-precision parallax, magnitude, and position for ~118,000 stars.
ESAEuropean Space Agency
European missions, observatories, and space science imagery.

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