Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 11-Mar-2024)

Result of query: info cati IDS 10468-2043$
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Details on Acronym:   IDS
  
IDS (Index catalog of Double *)= (USNO)
Write:<<IDS HHMMm+DDMMAAAA>>
N: about 64000
Object:**  (SIMBAD class: ** = Double or Multiple Star)
Note:Format: 1900 coord.
Also found in the literature with the formats HHMM.mNDDMMA and HHMM.mSDDMMA instead of '+' and '-'.
Superseded by WDS. See also PMSC.
Ref:=1963IDS...C......0J
byJEFFERS H.M. , VAN DEN BOS W.H., GREEBY F.M.
 Publ. Lick Obs. 21,part 1,1963, 0-None (1963)
  Index catalogue of visual double stars, 1961.0.
opart 1 (263pp) + part part 2 (804pp).
o<IDS HHMMm+DDMMAAAA> N=about 64000.

Details on Acronym:   USNO
  
USNO (US Naval Obs.)
Note:format: 1900 coord.
***** Avoid the usage of USNO, prefer IDS