IAU Circulars (historically)
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IAU Circulars are brief, historically important bulletins that announced and documented newly discovered astronomical phenomena such as comets, novae, and other transient events to the global astronomy community.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| IAU Circulars | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical bulletin series
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publication ⓘ scientific circular ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization |
Harvard College Observatory
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audience |
amateur astronomers
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observatories ⓘ professional astronomers ⓘ |
| contains |
discovery announcements
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follow‑up observations ⓘ naming information for celestial objects ⓘ position measurements ⓘ provisional designations ⓘ |
| dataType |
astrometric measurements
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observational reports ⓘ orbital elements ⓘ photometric measurements ⓘ |
| distributionMethod |
email
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online access ⓘ postal mail ⓘ |
| feature |
brief telegram‑style reports
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official designations for new objects ⓘ rapid publication of discoveries ⓘ sequentially numbered issues ⓘ |
| field | astronomy ⓘ |
| hasPart | IAU Circulars numbering system ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
authoritative record of many 20th‑century astronomical discoveries
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primary global channel for reporting new comets ⓘ primary global channel for reporting new novae ⓘ |
| medium |
electronic circular
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printed bulletin ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publisher |
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
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International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
announce newly discovered astronomical phenomena
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disseminate time‑critical astronomical information ⓘ document transient astronomical events ⓘ |
| status | historically important ⓘ |
| topic |
asteroids
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comets ⓘ gamma‑ray bursts ⓘ minor planets ⓘ novae ⓘ other transient astronomical phenomena ⓘ planetary satellites ⓘ supernovae ⓘ variable stars ⓘ |
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