This page was created with the aim to assist you in making up your mind as far as it concerns the STAR NAMING market place and corresponding procedures; into the bargain you can check any stars names and coordinates in the scientific catalogs free of charge. Taking into account your own interests with respect to foregoing service, we are kindly asking you to carefully read provided information in order to make the right choice.
When buying a star name in preference to a certain site, please check to see if this very star has been already named in another catalog
The search is made through the International Star Catalog registry and also through publicly-accessible catalogue USNO A2.0 as well as through the catalogs included into USNO A2.0: Hipparcos System (J2000.0) for the epoch J2000.0. Tycho AC 2000, Bonner Durchmusterung (BD), Cordoba Durchmusterung (CD), Cape Durchmusterung (CpD), Henry Draper (HD) Hipparcos Catalogues.
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Internet Star Catalogs
As of today, there are certain scientific organizations (USNO A2.0 Hipparcos System (J2000.0) for the epoch J2000.0. Tycho AC 2000, Bonner Durchmusterung (BD), Cordoba Durchmusterung (CD), Cape Durchmusterung (CpD), Henry Draper (HD) Hipparcos Catalogues) which have launched external Web sites with star catalogs of free and noncommercial use containing celestial coordinates of the generally known stars. Anyone who knows corresponding internet addresses of said sites and scientific organizations has free and full access to such information. Said scientific organizations notify in advance that star coordinates they made public are not precise and for each respective case those coordinates require proper adjustment. Without correct positioning the coordinates in most cases mismatch the cosmic body.
With each year of the passing decade there come to life more and more sites offering NAME A STAR service. Actually they just pick up stellar coordinates of generally known stars (discovered by somebody else) from free-for-all & free of charge catalogs, they bear no relation to, and then name those stars respectively.
By way of explanation those people on their sites lay out corresponding information in such a way that the other people have the impression that presented rules for naming star objects are common and generally accepted. The owners of the publicly-accessible catalogs are categorically against such practices (e.g. USNO A 2.0 for most mentioned internet sites make reference to this particular catalog) and they inform public that they have nothing to do with the marketers in question. Here is a link reference to such disclaimer on USNO A 2.0 site: http://www.usno.navy.mil/disclaimer.shtml
Текст: "The appearance of external links on this World Wide Web site does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense/U.S. Navy/U.S. Naval Observatory of external web sites or the information, products or services contained therein. For other than authorized activities such as military exchanges and Morale, Welfare and Recreation sites, the Department of Defense/U.S. Navy/U.S. Naval Observatory does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. These links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of this Department of Defense web site."
Перевод: "Появление во Всемирной Интернет Паутине ссылок на этот сайт не означает одобрение Отделом Обороны США, Флота США. Военно-морская Обсерватория не имеет отношение к таким внешним веб-сайтам или к информации, продуктам или услугам, содержавшихся там, кроме разрешенной информации на сайтах Министерства Обороны США, Флота США о военных обменах, отдыхе и морали. Военно-морская Обсерватория не осуществляет никакого контроля над информацией, которую Вы можете найти в этих местоположениях Всемирного Интернета. Эта страница нашего веб-сайта создана в связи с требованиями Министерства Обороны."
The problem here is also bound up with the lack of any checking procedure; nobody follows up the number of the same star coordinates taken from USNO A 2.0 catalog; as the result the same star may be named and sold several times by such sites to different clients. Those companies keep their internet catalogs closed. One may verify the entry in the register only by entering his/her full name and the star magnitude, although during name registration you are told that this particular star would always bear but only one name, i.e. chosen and given by you.
Another internet-related problem is concerned with the PIRATES allegedly acting on our behalf and issuing forged registration documents. We are on constant watch, tracing such marketers and shutting their sites down whenever possible. At that Internet environment as of today is far from being perfect and properly committed; so it takes months and sometimes years to shut down crooked site. Nevertheless since 1990 we have succeeded in closing out 10 similar sites.
If you are planning to make use of above-mentioned sites' services (or have been serviced by them), don’t forget to check all the same the star name they provide.
When buying a star name in preference to a certain site, please check to see if this very star has been already named in another catalog
The search is made through the International Star Catalog registry and also through publicly-accessible catalogue USNO A2.0 as well as through the catalogs included into USNO A2.0: Hipparcos System (J2000.0) for the epoch J2000.0. Tycho AC 2000, Bonner Durchmusterung (BD), Cordoba Durchmusterung (CD), Cape Durchmusterung (CpD), Henry Draper (HD) Hipparcos Catalogues.
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International Star Catalog
International Star Catalog represents unique online commercial catalogue, composed on the basis of extraterrestrial observations and new stars discoveries since 1964 made with the aid of orbiting telescopes of the “Golitsyno-2” Institute of Space Research and Satellites Control under the USSR Ministry of Defense and The Universe Navigation Atlas is based on universally recognized (by all scientists dealing with space research).
This longstanding study actually is rather unique for hundreds of scientists and a number of scientific institutes along with many enterprises of former Soviet Union participated in its development under auspices of G.S. Titov. International Star Catalog “Space-Earth” represents the only catalog in the world where the names of newly discovered stars are officially registered. The stars are named correspondingly by a special Board. The Board is composed of cosmonauts that are members of Cosmonautics Federation; scientists enjoining membership of international scientific-research institutions and the leading managers of those organizations that took part in space research program carried out by means of seven telescopes-satellites, resulting in discovery of thousands of new stars that are included in the database of International Star Catalog “Space- Earth”.
Golitsyno-2
Main Center of Space Vehicles Testing and Control named after Gherman TITOV - Golitsyno-2
