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Christian Mayer's Catalogue of Double Stars
In 1777-1778, Christian Mayer, court astronomer at the "Churfüerst" of
Mannheim, compiled a catalogue of 80 double stars which were published in 1781
in Johann Elert Bode's "Astronomisches Jahrbuch" for 1784, p. 183-6.
Christian Mayer's Original Catalogue
No  Name                  RA  (2000) Dec  PA   Separ   m1   m2   Spec   Names   
                   
 1     And                
 2     And                
 3  86 Zeta Psc           01:13.7 +07:35   63   23.0   5.6  6.5  A5 F8  Struve 100
 4  at Mu Psc             
 5   5 Gamma Ari          01:53.5 +19:18    0    7.8   4.8  4.8  A0     Struve 180   
                       
 6  Lambda Ari         
 7  Gamma And          
 8  Alpha Ari          
 9  30 Ari             
10     Cet              
                       
11     Tau             
12  Tau Tau            
13     Tau             
14     Ori              
15  Delta Ori          
                       
16  at Zeta Ori        
17     Gem             
18  Or. (11 Mon)       
19  30 Gem             
20     Gem             
                       
21  Castor      
22  Zeta Cnc           
23  2. Phi Cnc         
24  Cancer             
25  Iota Cnc           
                       
26  at Pi Cnc          
27  at Pi Cnc          
28  54 Leo             
29  at Tau Leo No. 83  
30  Tau Leo            
                       
31  a Hya              
32     Com
33  Gamma Vir          
    12 CVn (d.Heart    
34   of Charles II)    
35  54 Vir             
36  Virgo              
                       
37  Zeta UMa (*)       
38  Pi Boo             
39  Beta Sco           
40  Nu Sco             
41  12. m Her          
                       
42  A Oph              
43  Alpha Her          
44  39 Oph             
45  71 Her             
46  Rho Her            
                       
47  61 Oph             
48  b Sgr              
49  at Oph.            
50  Her (pres. No. 95) 
51  p Oph              
                       
52  Hercules           
53  Serpens            
54  Sagittarius        
55  Ophiuchus          
56  Zeta Lyr           
                       
57  Epsilon Lyr        
58  5. Lyr             
59  Beta Lyr           
60  Theta Ser          
61  Eta Lyr            
                       
62  Beta Cyg           
63  at Gamma Cyg       
64  Alpha Cap          
65  Delphinus          
66  above Beta Del     
                       
67  Gamma Del          
68  at Equuleus        
69  Cygnus             
70  Cygnus             
71  Cygnus             
                       
72  Mu Cyg             
73  Aquarius           
74  Zeta Aqr           
75  Aquarius           
76  Aquarius           
                       
77  Pisces             
78  Andromeda          
79  Omega Psc          
80  Andromeda          
Christian Mayer's Original Catalogue
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