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Epoch (astronomy) and Henry Draper Catalogue

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Difference between Epoch (astronomy) and Henry Draper Catalogue

Epoch (astronomy) vs. Henry Draper Catalogue

In astronomy, an epoch is a moment in time used as a reference point for some time-varying astronomical quantity, such as the celestial coordinates or elliptical orbital elements of a celestial body, because these are subject to perturbations and vary with time. The Henry Draper Catalogue (HD) is an astronomical star catalogue published between 1918 and 1924, giving spectroscopic classifications for 225,300 stars; it was later expanded by the Henry Draper Extension (HDE), published between 1925 and 1936, which gave classifications for 46,850 more stars, and by the Henry Draper Extension Charts (HDEC), published from 1937 to 1949 in the form of charts, which gave classifications for 86,933 more stars.

Similarities between Epoch (astronomy) and Henry Draper Catalogue

Epoch (astronomy) and Henry Draper Catalogue have 1 thing in common (in Unionpedia): Astronomy.

Astronomy

Astronomy (from ἀστρονομία) is a natural science that studies celestial objects and phenomena.

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Epoch (astronomy) and Henry Draper Catalogue Comparison

Epoch (astronomy) has 63 relations, while Henry Draper Catalogue has 31. As they have in common 1, the Jaccard index is 1.06% = 1 / (63 + 31).

References

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