The HIPPARCOS Input Catalogue. I - Star selection
Arenou, F.; Crifo, F.; Gomez, A.; Turon, C.; Perryman, M. A. C.; Egret, D.; Morin, D.; Chareton, M.; Creze, M.; Nicolet, B.
France, Netherlands, Switzerland
Abstract
The Hipparcos Input Catalogue has been compiled, over the period 1982-1991, as the definitive observing catalog for the ESA's Hipparcos satellite, launched on 8 August 1989. It contains the most up-to-date, comprehensive, and homogeneous information on the 118,000 stars being observed by Hipparcos. Its stellar and data content is described in a series of three papers.