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Roy's star finder
Target coordinates
Enter coordinates, one object on each line
or specify a file containing the target list
Default Epoch
J2000
B1950
Coordinate system
sexagesimal
decimal degrees
Sky search limits
RA:
degrees
Dec:
degrees
(NB: Giving RA only produces a radial search)
V magnitude limit
PSF star:
Color limit
Bluer than:
(B - R <= m)
Redder than:
(B - R => m)
Text output
Help...
This search tool will help the observer locate a star in the vicinity of the target that matches its brightness. The program uses the USNO2.0 catalogue. The magnitude referred to as V magnitudes is the actually the average of the USNO2.0 R and B magnitudes.