Physics:Catalogue of spectroscopic binary orbits
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The catalogue of spectroscopic binary orbits (SB) is a compilation of orbital data for spectroscopic binary stars which have been produced since 1969 by Alan Henry Batten of the Dominion Astrophysics Observatory[1] and various collaborators.[2] At the 24th International Astronomical Union general assembly, in 2000, a working group was established to take responsibility for maintenance of the catalogue, and to take it from a paper based system to an online database.[3]
As of 7 August 2009, the catalogue database contained information on over 2940 binary systems, and was estimated for completion by 2015.[4]
Applications
The catalogue is used for a variety of purposes:
- Completeness assessments and statistical analysis
- Generation of H-R diagrams and definition of shortest period
- Computation of period & eccentricity relationships
References
- ↑ The SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System Alan H Batten entry Retrieved February 2015
- ↑ European Southern Observatory Astronomy & Astrophysics website SB9: The ninth catalogue of spectroscopic binary orbits Retrieved February 2015
- ↑ IAU official website Introduction to SB9 version of the catalogue. Retrieved February 2015
- ↑ Corbett, I.F. (Ed.) (2010) Proceedings of the Twenty Seventh General Assembly Rio de Janeiro 2009: Transactions of the International Astronomical Union page 191 Cambridge University Press. ISBN:0521768314 Retrieved February 2015
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