Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 10-Apr-2024)

Result of query: info cati LID$

Details on Acronym:   LID
  
LID (Lausanne Identification)
Write:<<LID NNNNNNNNNN>>
Object:*  (SIMBAD class: Star)
Note:Coded numbering system. Superseded by uvby98.
Ref:=1978BICDS..14...32M
byMERMILLIOD J.C.
 Bull. Inf. Centre Donnees Stellaires, 14, 32-61 (1978)
  Description of a code-numbering system for identifying stars in magnetic tape catalogues.
o<LID NNNNNNNNNN>.