Catalogue of spectroscopic binary orbits

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:

References

  1. The SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System Alan H Batten entry Retrieved February 2015
  2. European Southern Observatory Astronomy & Astrophysics website SB9: The ninth catalogue of spectroscopic binary orbits Retrieved February 2015
  3. IAU official website Introduction to SB9 version of the catalogue. Retrieved February 2015
  4. 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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