====================================================================== Computer-readable version of General Catalogue of Variable Stars, Vol.V. Extragalactic Variable Stars. N.M. Artyukhina, O.V. Durlevich, M.S. Frolov, V.P. Goranskij, N.A. Gorynya, E.A. Karitskaya, E.V. Kazarovets, P.N. Kholopov, N.N. Kireeva, N.E. Kurochkin, N.A. Lipunova, G.I. Medvedeva, E.N. Pastukhova, N.N. Samus, T.M. Tsvetkova Editor-in-Chief: N.N. Samus ====================================================================== gcvs@sai.msu.su ADC_Keywords: Stars, variable ; Supernovae Description: This catalogue is the last volume of the world-only reference source on all known variable stars. It contains the first Catalogue of variable stars in external galaxies as well as a Catalogue of extragalactic supernovae. File Summary: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FileName Lrecl Records Explanations -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ReadMe 80 . This file v.txt 145 580 Description of Volume V evs_cat.dat 147 10979 Extragalactic Variable Stars. Catalogue evs_rem.dat 80 1588 Extragalactic Variable Stars. Remarks evs_ref.dat 298 561 Extragalactic Variable Stars. References sn_cat.dat 123 984 Extragalactic supernovae. Catalogue sn_rem.dat 80 278 Extragalactic supernovae. Remarks sn_ref.dat 158 674 Extragalactic supernovae. References -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See also: CDS II/139 : GCVS4, Vols I-III (Kholopov+ 1988) CDS II/172 : GCVS4, Vol. IV: Cross-identifications (Kholopov+ 1992) CDS II/195 : Namelists of variable stars Nos.67-71 (Khopolov+, 1985-93) CDS II/205 : GCVS4, Vol. V: Extragalactic variables and superovae (Artyukhina+ 1996) Byte-by-byte Description of file: evs_cat.dat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bytes Format Units Label Explanations -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1- 3 I3 --- GalNo *[89/123] Galaxy code 4- 7 I4 --- VarNo *Variable star number within the galaxy 9- 20 A12 --- Name *Variable star designation 21 A1 --- RemFlag [*] indicates a remark in file "evs_rem" 22- 23 I2 h RAh *Right ascension, equinox 1950.0 24- 25 I2 min RAm (minutes) 26- 30 F5.2 s RAs (seconds) 31 A1 --- DE- sign of declination, 1950.0 32- 33 I2 deg DEd *Declination, equinox 1950.0 34- 35 I2 arcmin DEm (arc minutes) 36- 39 F4.1 arcsec DEs (arc seconds) 40 A1 --- u_DEs *[":*!] accuracy flags 41- 48 A8 --- VarType *Type of variability 49- 53 F5.2 mag magMax Magnitude at maximum brightness 54 A1 --- u_magMax Uncertainty flag (:) on magMax 55 A1 --- l_magMin *[<(] magMin is an upper limit or amplitude 56- 60 F5.2 mag magMin *Magnitude at minimum brightness, or amplitude 61 A1 --- u_magMin Uncertainty flag (:) on magMin 62 A1 --- n_magMin *[)] ")" if magMin is an amplitude 63 A1 --- magCode *Code for photometric system 64- 76 A13 d Epoch *Epoch 77 A1 --- l_P *[(] '(' for U Gem 78- 90 F13.8 d P *Period 91 A1 --- u_P Uncertainty flag (:) on P 92 A1 --- n_P *[)] ')' for U Gem 93- 94 I2 % M-m/D *M-m or D 95 A1 --- u_M-m/D Uncertainty flag (:) on M-m/D 96 A1 --- n_M-m/D *[*] Note for eclipsing variable 97-102 A6 --- SpType *Spectrum 104-106 A3 --- evsRef1 Reference for study of the star, see file evs_ref.dat 107-109 A3 --- evsRef2 Reference for chart or photograph, see file evs_ref.dat 111-124 A14 --- Desig1 designation in paper Ref1 125-136 A12 --- Desig2 designation in paper Ref2 137-144 A8 --- VarName Designation in GCVS (CDS ) or NSV (CDS ) 146-147 A2 --- nonMem *[n: ] Non-member note -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note on GalNo: Code identifying the galaxy. This numbering system begins with 089, the first 88 codes being reserved for constellations (cf. catalog ). Note that NGC 1466 is a globular cluster (not a galaxy) between the LMC and the SMC; we presented it separately, because it is not clear to which galaxy to attribute its variable stars. Note on VarNo: variable star No within the galaxy. Number of the variable star in the galaxy. If in the literature for the considered galaxy there exist several different variable star numbering systems, we have introduced new numbers in the order of increasing right ascension for the equinox 1950.0. But if the variable star numbering system for the galaxy is practically of general use, we have retained it - if necessary, with additional numbers ordered by increasing right ascension. Note on Name: Variable star Designation. The name of the variable in the adopted system of variable star designations: name of the galaxy + "V" + variable star No. within the galaxy (see column VarNo) Note on RAh, DEd: If the star's coordinates are only roughly known, they are nevertheless formally presented to one second of time in right ascension (with the decimal point following) and to one arcsecond in declination (with the decimal point following). See column u_DEs which indicates the real accuracy. Note on u_DEs: the real coordinates accuracy uses the symbols: (") means right ascensions accurate to one second of time and declinations accurate to one arcsecond; (:) means declinations accurate to one tenth of an arcminute; (*) means declinations accurate to one arcminute. (!) for V0474 in the Sculptor system, the listed coordinates refer to the galaxy's center since the coordinates of the star itself are unknown. Note on VarType: type of variability. The classification systems corresponds to the GCVS vols. I-III (catalog ), with the addition of the new "BLBOO" type, called after the prototype star BL Boo = NGC 5466 V19 referring to the so-called "anomalous Cepheids", i.e. stars with periods characteristic of comparatively long-period RRAB variables, but considerably brighter by luminosity. There are also suspected variables designated by the symbol "var:". Note on l_magMin, magMin, n_magMin: minMag contains the minimum brightness, or the variability amplitude instead (in brackets, i.e. l_magMin='(' and n_magMin=')'). (<) means that minMag is an upper limit (light) Note on magCode: designation of the photometric band. P means photographic magnitudes, V means visual or photovisual magnitudes as well as V system magnitudes. In the latter case, they are usually distinguishable from visual magnitudes by the number of digits after the decimal point (as a rule, V system magnitudes are based upon photoelectric or CCD photometry). Letters U, B, R, I, J, H, K, L, M, N, O, Q mean, as a rule, magnitudes expressed in corresponding systems of broad-band photometry. Note on Epoch: The epoch expressed as a date of the Julian period (JD-2400000). For eclipsing and ellipsoidal variables, RV Tau and RS CVn stars, the catalogue gives epochs of minimum light, and for the rest of variables, epoch of maximum light. If this rule is not fulfilled, necessary explanations appear in Remarks. For novae and supernovae, epochs of maximal brightness in Julian days are presented, followed by years of outbursts (in brackets). Note on l_P, P, l_P, n_P: For U Gem stars and recurrent novae, the P column gives (in brackets) the mean cycle value, if known. Note on M-m/D, n_M-m/D: Duration of light increase from minimum to maximum (M-m) for intrinsic variable stars or the eclipse duration (D) for Algol type variables are expressed in hundredths of the photometric period for the star in question. An asterisk (*) in n_M-m/D means, for an eclipsing variable, that the duration of the constant brightness phase in minimum (d) for this star is equal to zero. Note on SpType: If there exist several spectral type determinations for a star, we preferred more recent ones, taking into account reliability of each determination. We converted symbols "d" (dwarfs) and "g" (giants) into luminosity classes V and III. If a nova showed spectral features typical of novae during or after the outburst, a symbol (NOVA) is given in this column. If the spectrum shows features characteristic of U Gem variables, this column contains the symbol (UG). Continuous spectrum is designated "cont", the symbol "e" means emission spectrum, lower case letters "ea", "eb" in this column stand for "e alpha", "e beta". For RR Lyrae stars, spectral types from hydrogen lines are given. A plus sign (+) between two spectral type values means that spectra of two components of a spectroscopic binary are observed. Two spectral type values separated with a minus sign (-) mean the range of spectral type variations in the process of brightness changes. Note on nonMem: Symbols "n" or "n:" for nonmembers (possible nonmembers) of the galaxy in question. For the stars that enter the GCVS vols. I-III (catalogue ) or the NSV catalogue (catalog ) and are not members of the corresponding galaxy, the present volume gives only the running number, coordinates, the symbol "n", and the GCVS or NSV name. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Byte-by-byte Description of file: evs_rem.dat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bytes Format Units Label Explanations -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1- 12 A12 --- Name *Variable star designation 14- 80 A67 --- Text Text of remark -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note on Name: if this field is blank, the remark is continued from the preceding line Byte-by-byte Description of file: evs_ref.dat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bytes Format Units Label Explanations -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1- 3 A3 --- evsRef Reference number 5-298 A294 --- Text Text of reference -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Byte-by-byte Description of file: sn_cat.dat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bytes Format Units Label Explanations -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1- 6 A6 --- SN Supernova designation 7 A1 --- n_SN [-?] Doubtful (?), or rejected (-) SN 8 A1 --- RemFlag [*] The '*' indicates a remark in sn_rem.dat 10- 19 A10 --- Gal *Parent galaxy designation 21- 22 I2 h RAh Right Ascension 1950 of Parent galaxy 23- 24 I2 min RAm Right Ascension 1950 (minutes) 25- 28 F4.1 s RAs Right Ascension 1950 (seconds) 29 A1 --- DE- Declination 1950 (sign) 30- 31 I2 deg DEd Declination 1950 of Parent galaxy 32- 33 I2 arcmin DEm Declination 1950 (minutes) 34- 35 I2 arcsec DEs Declination 1950 (seconds) 36 A1 --- u_DEs *[":'] Accuracy flags 37- 42 A6 --- MType Type of the parent galaxy 43- 47 F5.2 mag BT Integrated magnitude of parent galaxy 48 A1 --- u_BT Uncertainty flag (:) on BT 49 A1 --- n_BT [BJV] Band indicator, blank for photographic 51- 58 A8 --- maxDate *Date of the SN's maximum or of discovery 60- 64 F5.2 mag magMax Magnitude at maximum (light) of SN 65 A1 --- u_magMax Uncertainty flag (:) on magMax 66 A1 --- n_magMax [BJVRIKr] Band indicator, blank for photographic 67 A1 --- f_magMax *[*] '*' if maximum not observed 69- 71 I3 arcsec dRA *Distance of SN from galaxy nucleus 72- 73 A2 arcsec oRA [NSEW:? ] Orientation of dRA 74- 76 I3 arcsec dDE *Distance of SN from galaxy nucleus 77- 78 A2 arcsec oDE [NSEW:? ] Orientation of dDE 79- 80 I2 h RAhSN Right Ascension 1950 of SN 81- 82 I2 min RAmSN Right Ascension 1950 (minutes) 83- 86 F4.1 s RAsSN Right Ascension 1950 (seconds) 87 A1 --- DE-SN Declination 1950 (sign) 88- 89 I2 deg DEdSN Declination 1950 of SN 90- 91 I2 arcmin DEmSN Declination 1950 (minutes) 92- 93 I2 arcsec DEsSN Declination 1950 (seconds) 94 A1 --- u_DEsSN *[":'] accuracy flags on SN position 95-100 A6 --- SNType *SN classification 102-117 A16 --- Discov *Name of the SN discoverer 118-120 A3 --- snRef1 Reference for study of the star, see file sn_ref.dat 121-123 A3 --- snRef2 Reference for chart or photograph, see file sn_ref.dat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note on Gal: "N" means NGC catalogue numbers, "I" refers to the IC catalogue, "U" to the UGC catalogue, "M" to the MCG catalogue, "E" to ESO survey lists. "An" means an anonymous galaxy "Intergal" is for cases when the supernova cannot be reliably attributed to a particular galaxy and is considered intergalactic. Note on u_DEs, u_DEsSN: the real coordinates accuracy is denoted by (") means right ascensions accurate to one second of time and declinations accurate to one arcsecond; (:) means declinations accurate to one tenth of an arcminute; (') means declinations accurate to one arcminute. Note on maxDate, f_magMax: The date of the SN's maximum or of discovery, or of an isolated observation at high brightness. If maxDate or f_magMax contains an asterisk (*), it means that the date and/or the magnitude refer not to the maximum (not covered with observations), but to the EPOCH OF DISCOVERY or to an isolated observation at high brightness. As a rule, we did not include information about maxima if it was based on considerable extrapolation. Note on dRA: In line 393, 1970K, the offset is 0.3E Note on dDE: In line 732, 1988T, the offset is 0.4N Note on SNType: limited to types I (I-A, I-B) and II (II-l, II-pl), with possible indications of peculiarities (pec). Note on Discov: In case of several discoverers, we give the name of the first author of the discovery followed by "+" symbol. As a rule, we did not present information on independent rediscoveries in the remarks, for the sake of brevity. The abbreviation "BASST" in this column means that the supernova was discovered by the Berkeley Automated Supernova Search Team. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Byte-by-byte Description of file: sn_rem.dat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bytes Format Units Label Explanations -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1- 6 A6 --- snRem Supernova designation 7- 80 A74 --- Text Text of remarks -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Byte-by-byte Description of file: sn_ref.dat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bytes Format Units Label Explanations -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1- 3 A3 --- snRef Reference number 5-158 A154 --- Text Text of reference -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acknowledgements: We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the work on variable star catalogues by the International Astronomical Union until 1994. The final stage of our work on volume V was also supported by the European Southern Observatory (grant ESO C&EE A-02-047). Our variable star studies were also sponsored through a grant of the Russian Federation programme "Astronomy". We are grateful to the American Association of Variable Star Observers who provided a grant for us in 1994. The printing of the book version was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research. The Sternberg Institute part of the author team is grateful for the grant supplied through the program "Universities of Russia" in 1993. We wish to thank all astronomers who sent us their results prior to publication, gave us good advice, helped practically or with ideas. We would like to thank specially Drs. S.V. Antipin, V.P. Arkhipova, M. Bessell, Yu.N. Efremov, M.P. Galkina, Sh. Hughes, K.V. Kuimov, V.G. Kurt, T. Lloyd Evans, C. Lopez, R.I. Noskova, A.S. Sharov, Yu.A. Shokin, D.Yu. Tsvetkov, A.V. Zharov, A.V. Zharova. References: Vols I-III (CDS reference ) : Kholopov P.N., Samus N.N., Frolov M.S., Goranskij V.P., Gorynya N.A., Karitskaya E.A., Kazarovets E.V., Kireeva N.N., Kukarkina N.P., Kurochkin N.E., Medvedeva G.I., Pastukhova E.N., Perova N.B., Rastorguev A.S., Shugarov S.Yu., 1985-1988, General Catalogue of Variable Stars, 4rd ed., vols. I-III, Nauka, Moscow Durlevich O.V., Frolov M.S., Kazarovets E.V., Samus N.N., 1994, The list of errors in the GCVS, 4th edition. I. Volumes I-III, Bull. Inf. CDS, 45, 19 Vol IV (CDS reference ) : Kholopov P.N., Samus N.N., Durlevich O.V., Kazarovets E.V., Kireeva N.N., Tsvetkova T.M., 1990, General Catalogue of Variable Stars, 4rd ed., vol.IV, Nauka, Moscow. Kholopov P.N., Samus N.N., Durlevich O.V., Kazarovets E.V., Kireeva N.N., Tsvetkova T.M., 1992, General Catalogue of Variable Stars, 4rd ed., vol.IV, Bull. Inf. CDS, 40, 15 Vol. V (CDS reference ) : Artyukhina N.M., Durlevich O.V., Frolov M.S., Goranskij V.P., Gorynya N.A., Karitskaya E.A., Kazarovets E.V., Kholopov P.N., Kireeva N.N., Kurochkin N.E., Lipunova N.A., Medvedeva G.I., Pastukhova E.N., Samus N.N., Tsvetkova T.M., 1995, General Catalogue of Variable Stars, 4rd ed., vol.V. Extragalactic Variable Stars, "Kosmosinform", Moscow ================================================================================ (End) Durlevich O.V., N.N. Samus (27-June-1995), F. Ochsenbein [CDS] 29-Mar-1996