<b>Field 10</b>: Right ascension (decimal degrees, equinox J2000.0)



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Field 10: Right ascension (decimal degrees, equinox J2000.0)

The right ascension, , is given for equinox J2000.0 in the FK5 system (Fricke et al. 1988), in decimal degrees. The epoch is J2000.0, except when no proper motion is available. In this case, the epoch corresponding to the published right ascension is given in field 6.



The Meudon Hipparcos Input Catalogue Team
mer 16 nov 15:51:31 MET 1994