Description
A cross index of 1900 positions and discoverer names, DM numbers, HD numbers, and ADS numbers has been prepared for stars in the 1984 tape version of the Washington Catalog of Visual Double Stars (WDS). Five files are furnished so that any of these designations can be used to search the cross index. A file of discoverer names and numbers is included in the catalog for systems with multiple designations. All DM numbers given in the notes to the WDS have been transferred to the cross index, and many additional or corrected DM numbers have been inserted. Year 2000 positions are also given in the sort by 1900 positions.
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