Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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Result of query: info cati LHS$

Details on Acronym:   LHS
  
LHS    (Luyten, Half Second)= ELHS 
 Write:<<LHS  NNNNa>>
 N:  4489
Object:*  (SIMBAD class: HighPM* = High Proper Motion Star)
  Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
  Note:1st edition in 1976, 2nd in 1979,    Atlas of Identif. chart for LHS stars in 1979,    all publications of Univ. Minnesota, Minneapolis.
    Format 'NNNNa':    letter 'a' for 5 additional LHS stars inserted in RA.
    1995PASP..107..742M:    2 stars, LHS 2067 and LHS 2068, have mistaken identities,    they are named ELHS 2067 and ELHS 2068 by the authors    (E for Erroneous), new LHS 2067 and LHS 2068 are introduced
   Ref:=1979LHS...C......0L
     byLUYTEN W.J.

 A catalogue of stars with proper motion > 0''.5 annually. Univ. Minnesota,1976, 0-None (1979)

    A catalogue of stars with proper motions exceeding 0".5 annually (2nd
    edition).
o<LHS NNNNa> N=about 4000.
   Ref:=2002ApJS..141..187B
     byBAKOS G.A.
, SAHU K.C., NEMETH P.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 141, 187-193 (2002)

    Revised coordinates and proper motions of the stars in the Luyten
    half-second catalog.
oTable 2: <LHS NNNNa> N=4470.
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as I/87
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as I/279

Details on Acronym:   LHS
  
LHS    (Lenzen+Hodapp+Solf)
  ***** Avoid the usage of LHS,  prefer [LHS84]
 Originof the Acronym: L (1996ApJ...462..79C,1998ApJ...504..359G)