starnames {qs}

Official list of IAU Star Names

Description

Data from the International Astronomical Union. An official list of the 336 internationally recognized named stars, updated as of June 1, 2018.

Usage

data(starnames)

Format

A data.frame with official IAU star names and several properties, such as coordinates.

Source

Naming Stars | International Astronomical Union.

References

E Mamajek et. al. (2018), WG Triennial Report (2015-2018) - Star Names, Reports on Astronomy, 22 Mar 2018.

Examples

data(starnames)