USNO CCD Astrograph Catalog explained

The USNO CCD Astrograph Catalog (UCAC) is an astrometric star catalog of the United States Naval Observatory.

EditionDescription
UCAC-1The first preliminary edition, published in March 2000, gives the positions and proper motions of over 27 million stars in the southern hemisphere in the brightness range 8–16.
UCAC-2The second issue was the IAU published General Assembly in Sydney (2003) and includes positions and proper motions of about 50 million stars.
UCAC-3The third edition was published in the IAU General Assembly in Rio (August 2009).
UCAC-4The fourth edition was published in August 2012. Since Spring 2015, the successor URAT is available.
UCAC-5The fifth edition was published in February 2017.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: UCAC5 - nowy katalog pozycji i ruchów własnych gwiazd . 2017-03-29 . pl.
  2. https://arxiv.org/abs/1702.05621 UCAC5: New Proper Motions using Gaia DR1