Assessment of the accuracy of measures in the 1829 southern double star catalogue of James Dunlop

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Letchford, Roderick R., White, Graeme L. and Brown, Carolyn J.. 2022. "Assessment of the accuracy of measures in the 1829 southern double star catalogue of James Dunlop." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 510 (4), pp. 5330-5347. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab3777
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Assessment of the accuracy of measures in the 1829 southern double star catalogue of James Dunlop

ERA Journal ID1074
Article CategoryArticle
AuthorsLetchford, Roderick R. (Author), White, Graeme L. (Author) and Brown, Carolyn J. (Author)
Journal TitleMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Journal Citation510 (4), pp. 5330-5347
Number of Pages18
Year2022
PublisherOxford University Press
Place of PublicationUnited Kingdom
ISSN0035-8711
1365-2966
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab3777
Web Address (URL)https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/510/4/5330/6507584
Abstract

In 1829 James Dunlop published the first southern double star catalogue of some 253 double stars. The accuracy of this catalogue has been determined by using Aladin to cross-match them with Gaia DR2 and estimate their positional (right ascension, declination, position angle, and separation) and magnitude accuracy. Seven per cent could not be identified using Aladin and 14 were single stars. We found 13 double stars (5 per cent) not currently listed in the Washington Double Star Catalog. The catalogue equinox was determined as B1826.0. Overall, 1σ uncertainties in right ascension were within 1 sidereal minute and declinations within 10 arcmin. We also identified and corrected a number of Quadrant errors in the position angles and quantified the separations. Apparent visual magnitude estimates were generally within 1 mag. Dunlop's overall uncertainties were larger than those of his contemporaries, nevertheless the little known catalogue remains valuable as the earliest source of over 200 double star astrometric and visual magnitude estimates.

KeywordsAstrometry; Binaries: Visual; History and philosophy of astronomy; Methods: Analytical
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020510199. Astronomical sciences not elsewhere classified
510109. Stellar astronomy and planetary systems
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This article has been accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society©: [2022] [Roderick R. Letchford, Graeme L. White, Carolyn J. Brown] Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.

Byline AffiliationsCentre for Astrophysics
Institution of OriginUniversity of Southern Queensland
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