Re: TYC 5545-00863-1 (was: Star names)

Bill J Gray Apr 26, 2003

Hi Paul,

Try "GSC" instead of "TYC".

The so-called TYC designations are basically GSC ones. As best
they could, the creators of the Tycho and Tycho-2 catalogues avoided
creating a new designation scheme (and cheers for that; we've got
enough of 'em already.)

That said, I admit that Guide ought to recognize TYC 5545-00863-1
as readily as GSC 5545 00863. (And you see occasional references
to "TYC2 xxxx yyyyy", too.) I'll make suitable changes to Guide.

-- Bill