star databases (was: RE: OT Query: Starship Troopers- MIA???)

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>>>>stellation is which ("Big Dipper? I'm more interested in LTT 5721
>>>>at coords 14 29 42 by -62 40 46!"*)
>>>>
>>>>* - bonus points for anyone who can name that star	;-)
>>>
>>>That's either on the bright star or binary lists, I'm guessing it's
>>>Polaris. A web search failed me :-(
>>
>>Actually it's on neither list (ummmm...okay, might be on the binary
list,
>>as it is a companion to a multi-star system). And being 11th mag, a
little
>>too faint to be seen naked eye (Polaris is mag ~1.9).
>>
>>(hint: try looking it up on SIMBAD)
>>
>>Mk
>
>At this point I'll declare defeat and stick with my nice, provincial 
>near star list and whatever a quick websearch comes up with.

SIMBAD's a nice, handy database on stars with which you can dig up
all kinds of info with. Another resource for those of you who want
to find out various tidbit information on a given star for your fave
empire/stellar government. :)  It's not the end-all be-all of databases
for stars, but it is fairly comprehensive:

   http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/Simbad

But as it is geared for the more professional astronomer some info in
it may seem a bit esoteric.  ;-)

(ps: earlier-mentioned star is Proxima Centauri)

Mk
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