CONTENTS
Science Data — Constellations — Astronomy Data
Galaxies, Quasars & Star Clusters
Science Data
It is April 28, 2007. The Goal is to collect important data, like the following, in convenient format. The last 5 lists are already posted here in summary form. The rest may get posted when I get the chance.
Table of Measurements
List of Physical Principles
Scale of Matter: orders of magnitude
List of subatomic particles
Table of ElementsList of Chemical SubstancesList of Rock types
List of Organisms: Classification of Living Things
List of Diseases, Causes and Cures
List of Sciences
List of Occupations
List of Social Principles
List of Solar System Objects
List of Constellations
List of Stars
List of Pulsars
List of Galaxies
List of Quasars
Quadrants & Sextiles
CONSTELLATION QUADRANTS & SEXTILES
48 MAIN CONSTELLATIONS [6 per Quadrant]
2hr x ] 2hr x ] 2hr x ] [ 3hr x ] [ 3hr x ] [ 6hr x ] --- Constellations are abbreviated to 3 letters. The prefix # is
0-30°] 0-30°] 0-30°] 30-60°] 30-60°] 60-90°] --- the Quadrant; the suffix # is the Sextile.
1PSC1 1ARI2 1TAU3 1AND4 1PER5 1CAS6
2GEM1 2CNC2 2LEO3 2AUR4 2UMA5 2CAM6
3COM1 3SER2 3HER3 3BOO4 3CRB5 3UMI6
4AQL1 4DEL2 4PEG3 4CYG4 4LAC5 4CEP6
5CET1 5ERI2 5LEP3 5PHE4 5COL5 5HYI6
6CMA1 6PYX2 6HYA3 6PUP4 6VEL5 6CAR6
7VIR1 7LIB2 7SCO3 7CEN4 7LUP5 7CRU6
8SGR1 8CAP2 8AQR3 8CRA4 8PSA5 8PAV6
The sky is divided at the earth's equator into the northern and southern skies. Each sky is divided into 4 Quadrants, 8 Quadrants in all - the north numbered 1-4, the south 5-8. Each Quadrant is divided into Sextiles. The first 3 Sextiles are each 2 hours by 0 to 30°; the next 2 Sextiles are 3 hours by 30-60°; the last Sextile is 6 hours by 60-90°. 0° is the equator; 90° is the pole.
CONSTELLATIONS GROUPINGS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_constellations
88 Official Constellations Grouped by Location Quadrants
__1-NQ1-8 1. Pisces, 2. Aries, 3. Taurus, Orion, 4. Andromeda, Triangulum,
5. Perseus, 6. Cassiopeia,
__2-NQ2-10 1. Monoceros, Canis Minor, Gemini, 2. Cancer, 3. Leo, 4. Auriga, Lynx, 5. Ursa Major, Leo Minor, 6. Camelopardalis,
__3-NQ3-8 1. Coma Berenices, 2. Serpens, 3. Hercules, 4. Boötes, Canes Venatici, 5. Corona Borealis, 6. Ursa Minor, Draco,
__4-NQ4-10 1. Aquila, Sagitta, 2. Delphinus, Vulpecula, Equuleus, 3. Pegasus, 4. Cygnus, Lyra, 5. Lacerta, 6. Cepheus,
__5-SQ1-14 1. Cetus, 2. Eridanus, 3. Lepus, 4. Phoenix, Sculptor, Fornax, 5. Columba, Horologium, Reticulum, Caelum, Pictor, Dorado, 6. Hydrus, Mensa,
__6-SQ2-11 1. Canis Major, 2. Pyxis, 3. Hydra, Sextans, Crater, Puppis, 4. Vela, Antlia, 6. Carina, Volans, Chamaeleon,
__7-SQ3-14 1. Virgo, Corvus, 2. Libra, 3. Scorpius, Ophiuchus, 4. Centaurus, 5. Lupus, Norma, Ara, 6. Crux, Apus, Musca, Circinus, Triangulum Australe,
__8-SQ4-13 1. Sagittarius, Scutum, 2. Capricornus, 3. Aquarius, 4. Corona Australis, Telescopium, Microscopium, 5. Piscis Austrinus, Grus, Indus, 6. Pavo, Tucana, Octans,
88 Constellations Abbreviated & Grouped by Sextiles in Quadrants
1PSC1 1ARI2 1TAU-ORI3 1AND-TRI4 1PER5 1CAS6
2GEM-MON-CMI1 2CNC2 2LEO3 2AUR-LYN4 2UMA-LMI5 2CAM6
3COM1 3SER2 3HER3 3BOO-CVN4 3CRB5 3UMI-DRA6
4AQL-SGE1 4DEL-VUL-EQU2 4PEG3 4CYG-LYR4 4LAC5 4CEP6
5CET1 5ERI2 5LEP3 5PHE-SCL-FOR4 5COL-HOR-RET-CAE-PIC-DOR5 5HYI-MEN6
6CMA1 6PYX2 6HYA-SEX-CRT3 6PUP4 6VEL-ANT5 6CAR-VOL-CHA6
7VIR-CRV1 7LIB2 7SCO-OPH3 7CEN4 7LUP-NOR-ARA5 7CRU-APS-MUS-CIR-TRA6
8SGR-SCT1 8CAP2 8AQR3 8CRA-TEL-MIC4 8PSA-GRU-IND5 8PAV-TUC-OCT6
......RA:hr min - DEC:° min 'Quad Area:s° Constellation
1PSC1 00h28.97 +13°41.23 NQ1 '889s° 2.16% Pisces
1ARI2 02h38.16 +20°47.54 NQ1 '441s° 1.07% Aries
1TAU3 04h42.13 +14°52.63 NQ1 '797s° 1.93% Taurus
1ORI' 05h34.59 +05°56.94 NQ1 '594s° 1.44% Orion
1AND4 00h48.46 +37°25.91 NQ1 '722s° 1.75% Andromeda
1TRI' 02h11.07 +31°28.56 NQ1 '132s° 0.32% Triangulum
1PER5 03h10.50 +45°00.79 NQ1 '615s° 1.49% Perseus
1CAS6 01h19.16 +62°11.04 NQ1 '598s° 1.45% Cassiopeia
2GEM1 07h04.24 +22°36.01 NQ2 '514s° 1.25% Gemini
2MON' 07h03.63 +00°16.93 NQ2 '482s° 1.17% Monoceros
2CMI' 07h39.17 +06°25.63 NQ2 '183s° 0.44% Canis Minor
2CNC2 08h38.96 +19°48.35 NQ2 '506s° 1.23% Cancer
2LEO3 10h40.03 +13°08.32 NQ2 '947s° 2.30% Leo
2AUR4 06h04.42 +42°01.68 NQ2 '657s° 1.59% Auriga
2LYN' 07h59.53 +47°28.00 NQ2 '545s° 1.32% Lynx
2UMA5 11h18.76 +50°43.27 NQ2 1280s° 3.10% Ursa Major
2LMI' 10h14.72 +32°08.08 NQ2 '232s° 0.56% Leo Minor
2CAM6 08h51.37 +69°22.89 NQ2 '757s° 1.83% Camelopardalis
3COM1 12h47.27 +23°18.34 NQ3 '386s° 0.94% Coma Berenices
3SER2 16h57.04 +06°07.32 NQ3 '637s° 1.54% Serpens
3HER3 17h23.16 +27°29.93 NQ3 1225s° 2.97% Hercules
3BOO4 14h42.64 +31°12.16 NQ3 '907s° 2.20% Boötes
3CVN' 13h06.96 +40°06.11 NQ3 '465s° 1.13% Canes Venatici
3CRB5 15h50.59 +32°37.49 NQ3 '179s° 0.43% Corona Borealis
3DRA6 15h08.64 +67°00.40 NQ3 1083s° 2.63% Draco
3UMI' 15h00.00 +77°41.99 NQ3 '256s° 0.62% Ursa Minor
4AQL1 19h40.02 +03°24.65 NQ4 '652s° 1.58% Aquila
4SGE' 19h39.05 +18°51.68 NQ4 ''80s° 0.19% Sagitta
4DEL2 20h41.61 +11°40.26 NQ4 '189s° 0.46% Delphinus
4VUL' 20h13.88 +24°26.56 NQ4 '268s° 0.65% Vulpecula
4EQU' 21h11.26 +07°45.49 NQ4 ''72s° 0.17% Equuleus
4PEG3 22h41.84 +19°27.98 NQ4 1121s° 2.72% Pegasus
4CYG4 20h35.28 +44°32.70 NQ4 '804s° 1.95% Cygnus
4LYR' 18h51.17 +36°41.36 NQ4 '286s° 0.69% Lyra
4LAC5 22h27.68 +46°02.51 NQ4 '201s° 0.49% Lacerta
4CEP6 22h..... +71°00.51 NQ4 '588s° 1.42% Cepheus
5CET1 01h40.10 -07°10.76 SQ1 1231s° 2.99% Cetus
5ERI2 03h18.02 -28°45.37 SQ1 1138s° 2.76% Eridanus
5LEP3 05h33.95 -19°02.78 SQ1 '290s° 0.70% Lepus
5PHE4 00h55.91 -48°34.84 SQ1 '469s° 1.14% Phoenix
5SCL' 00h26.28 -32°05.30 SQ1 '475s° 1.15% Sculptor
5FOR' 02h47.88 -31°38.07 SQ1 '398s° 0.96% Fornax
5COL5 05h51.76 -35°05.67 SQ1 '270s° 0.65% Columba
5HOR' 03h16.56 -53°20.18 SQ1 '249s° 0.60% Horologium
5RET' 03h55.27 -59°59.85 SQ1 '114s° 0.28% Reticulum
5CAE' 04h42.27 -37°52.90 SQ1 '125s° 0.30% Caelum
5PIC' 05h42.46 -53°28.45 SQ1 '247s° 0.60% Pictor
5DOR' 05h14.51 -59°23.22 SQ1 '179s° 0.43% Dorado
5HYI6 02h20.65 -69°57.39 SQ1 '243s° 0.59% Hydrus
5MEN' 05h24.90 -77°30.24 SQ1 '153s° 0.37% Mensa
6CMA1 06h49.74 -22°08.42 SQ2 '380s° 0.92% Canis Major
6PYX2 08h57.16 -27°21.10 SQ2 '221s° 0.54% Pyxis
6HYA3 11h36.73 -14°31.91 SQ2 '303s° 3.16% Hydra
6SEX' 10h16.29 -02°36.88 SQ2 '314s° 0.76% Sextans
6CRT' 11h23.75 -15°55.74 SQ2 '282s° 0.68% Crater
6PUP4 07h15.48 -31°10.64 SQ2 '673s° 1.63% Puppis
6VEL5 09h34.64 -47°10.03 SQ2 '500s° 1.21% Vela
6ANT' 10h16.43 -32°29.01 SQ2 '239s° 0.58% Antlia
6CAR6 08h41.70 -63°13.16 SQ2 '494s° 1.20% Carina
6VOL' 07h47.73 -69°48.07 SQ2 '141s° 0.34% Volans
6CHA' 10h41.53 -79°12.30 SQ2 '132s° 0.32% Chamaeleon
7VIR1 13h24.39 -04°09.51 SQ3 1294s° 3.14% Virgo
7CRV' 12h26.52 -18°26.20 SQ3 '184s° 0.45% Corvus
7LIB2 15h11.96 -15°14.08 SQ3 '538s° 1.30% Libra
7SCO3 16h53.24 -27°01.89 SQ3 '497s° 1.20% Scorpius
7OPH' 17h23.69 -07°54.74 SQ3 '948s° 2.30% Ophiuchus
7CEN4 13h04.27 -47°20.72 SQ3 1060s° 2.57% Centaurus
7LUP5 15h13.21 -42°42.53 SQ3 '334s° 0.81% Lupus
7NOR' 15h54.18 -51°21.09 SQ3 '165s° 0.40% Norma
7ARA' 17h22.49 -56°35.30 SQ3 '237s° 0.57% Ara
7APS6 16h08.65 -75°18.00 SQ3 '206s° 0.50% Apus
7CRU' 12h26.99 -60°11.19 SQ3 ''68s° 0.17% Crux
7MUS' 12h35.28 -70°09.66 SQ3 '138s° 0.34% Musca
7CIR' 14h34.54 -63°01.82 SQ3 ''93s° 0.23% Circinus
7TRA' 16h04.95 -65°23.28 SQ3 '110s° 0.27% Triangulum Australe
8SGR1 19h05.94 -28°28.61 SQ4 '867s° 2.10% Sagittarius
8SCT' 18h40.39 -09°53.32 SQ4 '109s° 0.26% Scutum
8CAP2 21h02.93 -18°01.39 SQ4 '414s° 1.00% Capricornus
8AQR3 22h17.38 -10°47.35 SQ4 '980s° 2.38% Aquarius
8CRA4 18h38.79 -41°08.85 SQ4 '128s° 0.31% Corona Australis
8TEL' 19h19.54 -51°02.21 SQ4 '252s° 0.61% Telescopium
8MIC' 20h57.88 -36°16.49 SQ4 '210s° 0.51% Microscopium
8PSA5 22h17.07 -30°38.53 SQ4 '245s° 0.59% Piscis Austrinus
8GRU' 22h27.39 -46°21.11 SQ4 '366s° 0.89% Grus
8IND' 21h58.33 -59°42.40 SQ4 '294s° 0.71% Indus
8PAV6 19h36.71 -65°46.89 SQ4 '378s° 0.92% Pavo
8TUC' 23h46.64 -65°49.80 SQ4 '295s° 0.71% Tucana
8OCT' 23h00.00 -82°09.12 SQ4 '291s° 0.71% Octans
Sky Sectors Contents
CONSTELLATION QUADRANTS & SEXTILES = SKY SECTORS
48 MAIN CONSTELLATIONS [6 per Quadrant]
2hr x ] 2hr x ] 2hr x ] [ 3hr x ] [ 3hr x ] [ 6hr x ] --- Constellations are abbreviated to 3 letters. The prefix # is
0-30°] 0-30°] 0-30°] 30-60°] 30-60°] 60-90°] --- the Quadrant; the suffix # is the Sextile.
1PSC1 1ARI2 1TAU3 1AND4 1PER5 1CAS6
2GEM1 2CNC2 2LEO3 2AUR4 2UMA5 2CAM6
3COM1 3SER2 3HER3 3BOO4 3CRB5 3UMI6
4AQL1 4DEL2 4PEG3 4CYG4 4LAC5 4CEP6
5CET1 5ERI2 5LEP3 5PHE4 5COL5 5HYI6
6CMA1 6PYX2 6HYA3 6PUP4 6VEL5 6CAR6
7VIR1 7LIB2 7SCO3 7CEN4 7LUP5 7CRU6
8SGR1 8CAP2 8AQR3 8CRA4 8PSA5 8PAV6
The sky is divided at the earth's equator into the northern and southern skies. Each sky is divided into 4 Quadrants, 8 Quadrants in all - the north numbered 1-4, the south 5-8. Each Quadrant is divided into Sextiles. The first 3 Sextiles are each 2 hours by 0 to 30°; the next 2 Sextiles are 3 hours by 30-60°; the last Sextile is 6 hours by 60-90°. 0° is the equator; 90° is the pole. Each Sextile is called a Sky Sector, 48 in all.
ALL 88 CONSTELLATIONS
1PSC1 1ARI2 1TAU-ORI3 1AND-TRI4 1PER5 1CAS6
2GEM-MON-CMI1 2CNC2 2LEO3 2AUR-LYN4 2UMA-LMI5 2CAM6
3COM1 3SER2 3HER3 3BOO-CVN4 3CRB5 3UMI-DRA6
4AQL-SGE1 4DEL-VUL-EQU2 4PEG3 4CYG-LYR4 4LAC5 4CEP6
5CET1 5ERI2 5LEP3 5PHE-SCL-FOR4 5COL-HOR-RET-CAE-PIC-DOR5 5HYI-MEN6
6CMA1 6PYX2 6HYA-SEX-CRT3 6PUP4 6VEL-ANT5 6CAR-VOL-CHA6
7VIR-CRV1 7LIB2 7SCO-OPH3 7CEN4 7LUP-NOR-ARA5 7CRU-APS-MUS-CIR-TRA6
8SGR-SCT1 8CAP2 8AQR3 8CRA-TEL-MIC4 8PSA-GRU-IND5 8PAV-TUC-OCT6
Distance [in LY] to bright stars in each Constellation
Ari'66 Tau'770,430,65,240,130,1300,820,720 And'97,200,350 Per'590,93 Cas'230,54,610 Gem'11,34,100,52 Leo'77,36,130 Aur'42,42
UMa'81,100,120,78,79,84 Boo'37 CrB'75 UMi'430,130,150 Aql'17
Peg'67,200,140 Cyg'25,3200,1500,72,49 Cet'96 Eri'140 Phe'77
CMa'8.6,430,1800,500,3200 Hya'180 Pup'1400 Vel'840,80,570,540
Car'310,110,690,630 Vir'260 Sco'700,600,270,47,400,65,460
Cen'4.4,530,4.4,61,380,310 Lup'550 Cru'350,320,88,420,320
Sgr'140,220 PsA'25,100,170 Pav'180
OBJECTS IN EACH SKY SECTOR
*=Star, r=Radio Pulsar, x=X-ray Pulsar, G=Galaxy, Q=Quasar
m=magnitude, kLY=kilo light years, Mly=mega light years, "=seconds per pulse?
Const,Star,Radio Pulsars,X-ray Pulsars,....... Galaxies,........... Quasars
1PSC1 --,__________,_________________,88G___35Mly,1Q.14..,m15
1ARI2 1*,__________,_________________,04G________
1TAU3 8*,__________,1x,m___10/___104",___________
1AND4 3*,1r___19kLY,_________________,69G03-,,Mly
1PER5 2*,__________,3x,m06-11/04-834",___________
1CAS6 3*,__________,4x,m12-17/4-9720",03G,L-D,Mly
2GEM1 4*,2r06-07kLY,_________________,___________,3Q.1-.4,m15
2CNC2 --,1r___05kLY,_________________,___________,1Q.3...,m14
2LEO3 3*,1r___02kLY,_________________,05G35-38Mly
2AUR4 2*,__________,_________________,___________
2UMA5 6*,1r___02kLY,_________________,02G45-55Mly,1Q.03..,m14
2CAM6 --,1r___02kLY,_________________,02G___12Mly,1Q.05..,m14
3COM1 --,6r03-62kLY,_________________,17G19-60Mly,1Q.16..,m13
3SER2 --,5r03-23kLY,_________________,___________
3HER3 --,3r04-06kLY,_________________,___________
3BOO4 1*,1r___02kLY,_________________,05G15-37Mly
3CRB5 1*,3r___22kLY,1x,m13___/01___,",01G___40Mly,1Q.03..,m14
3UMI6 3*,__________,_________________,___________,3Q.1-1.3m15
4AQL1 1*,9r03-26kLY,9x,m16-20/10-605",___________
4DEL2 --,5r03-33kLY,_________________,___________
4PEG3 3*,2r05-06kLY,_________________,12G________
4CYG4 4*,__________,2x,m___23/42-198",___________
4LAC5 --,1r___14kLY,4x,m10-15/07-392",___________,1Q.07..,m15
4CEP6 1*,__________,1x,m___16/,,1247",___________
5CET1 1*,1r___03kLY,_________________142G0-220Mly
5ERI2 1*,__________,_________________,01G___60Mly
5LEP3 --,__________,_________________,___________,1Q.57..,m15
5PHE4 1*,__________,_________________,49G,L-D,Mly
5COL5 --,2r,,0.5kLY,_________________,___________,2Q.1-.9,m15-16
5HYI6 --16r16-190kLY37xm13-18/.7-755",___________
6CMA1 --,1r___07kLY,2x,m___12/103-61",___________
6PYX2 --,__________,_________________,___________
6HYA3 --,__________,_________________,___________
6PUP4 --,1r___02kLY,2x,m13-20/12-032",___________
6VEL5 --,2r06-10kLY,4x,m07-15/06-860",___________
6CAR6 4*,1r___10kLY,4x,m09-14/05-405",___________
7VIR1 1*,__________,_________________,02G15-50Mly,1Q.54..,m18
7LIB2 --,__________,_________________,___________,2Q.03-.36m15-17
7SCO3 7*,7r06-38kLY,5x,m___19/.5-729",___________
7CEN4 6*,3r02-11kLY,4x,m___16/09-530",___________
7LUP5 1*14r04-35kLY,5x,m___07/11-715",___________
7CRU6 5*,4r05-33kLY,6x,m13-19/08-698",___________
8SGR1 2*11r04-21kLY11x,m___14/5-1549",___________
8CAP2 --,4r02-26kLY,_________________,___________
8AQR3 --,__________,_________________,___________
8CRA4 --,3r03-07kLY,1x,m___16/___0.6",___________
8PSA5 3*,__________,_________________,___________,1Q.17..,m13
8PAV6 1*,1r___08kLY,_________________,07G________