General Catalogue of Stellar Radial Velocities explained

The General Catalogue of Stellar Radial Velocities is a star catalogue which lists radial velocities for 15,107 stars.[1] It was compiled by Ralph Elmer Wilson and published by the Carnegie Institution of Washington in 1953.[2] Many of the velocity measurements were made at Mount Wilson Observatory.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: David F. Gray . 2005 . The Observation and Analysis of Stellar Photospheres . 18 . . 0-521-85186-6.
  2. Book: Ralph Elmer Wilson . 1953 . General Catalogue of Stellar Radial Velocities . . 1953GCRV..C......0W . 54001336.
  3. Helmut A. Abt . 1973 . Catalog of Individual Radial Velocities, 12h–24h, Measured by Astronomers of the Mount Wilson Observatory . . 26 . 365–489 . 1973ApJS...26..365A . 10.1086/190285.

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