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https://github.com/dieghernan/celestial_data
A compilation of celestial data geojson objects
https://github.com/dieghernan/celestial_data
celestial-bodies constellations d3-celestial deep-space geojson geojson-data geopackage milky-way nightsky starmap stars
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A compilation of celestial data geojson objects
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/dieghernan/celestial_data
- Owner: dieghernan
- License: bsd-3-clause
- Created: 2023-01-16T07:15:24.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-01-22T20:25:22.000Z (10 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-06-13T14:39:05.684Z (5 months ago)
- Topics: celestial-bodies, constellations, d3-celestial, deep-space, geojson, geojson-data, geopackage, milky-way, nightsky, starmap, stars
- Language: TeX
- Homepage: https://dieghernan.github.io/celestial_data/
- Size: 51.5 MB
- Stars: 14
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.Rmd
- License: LICENSE
- Citation: CITATION.cff
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README
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# Celestial Data
[](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7561601)
This repository contains several datasets in GeoJSON and GeoPackage format of
celestial objects as of J2000 epoch.
The original files were provided on the [d3-celestial
plugin](https://github.com/ofrohn/d3-celestial/) [@frohn2015] under [BSD
3-Clause](https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause). The datasets on this
repository consists on the same data provided on [d3-celestial
plugin](https://github.com/ofrohn/d3-celestial/) processed with the **R**
package **sf** [@pebesma2018] to ensure its validity:
- The spatial data objects are bounded to $[-180, -90, 180, 90]$.
- Date is provided on WGS84 - World Geodetic System 1984
([EPSG:4326](https://epsg.io/4326)).
- All geometries valid as per
[ST_IsValid](https://postgis.net/docs/ST_IsValid.html) (GEOS **3.9.3**).
## Distribution
The data can be accessed from several API endpoints:
``` html
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dieghernan/celestial_data/main/data/mw.min.geojson
https://dieghernan.github.io/celestial_data/data/mw.min.geojson
https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/dieghernan/celestial_data@main/data/mw.min.geojson
```
## Citation
Please cite these datasets as:
Frohn O, Hernangómez D (2023). "Celestial Data."
,
.
A BibTeX entry:
``` bibtex
@misc{frohnhernangomez:2023,
title = {Celestial Data},
author = {Olaf Frohn and Diego Hernangómez},
year = 2023,
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.7561601},
url = {https://dieghernan.github.io/celestial_data/},
}
```
## Data
Data is provided in GeoJSON (`*.geojson`) and GeoPackage (`*.gpkg`) format.
Additionally, for GeoJSON formats a minified version (`*.min.geojson`) is also
provided.
The data source can be found on
.
List of files provided
- `asterisms.geojson`
- `asterisms.gpkg`
- `asterisms.min.geojson`
- `constellations.borders.cn.geojson`
- `constellations.borders.cn.gpkg`
- `constellations.borders.cn.min.geojson`
- `constellations.borders.geojson`
- `constellations.borders.gpkg`
- `constellations.borders.min.geojson`
- `constellations.bounds.cn.geojson`
- `constellations.bounds.cn.gpkg`
- `constellations.bounds.cn.min.geojson`
- `constellations.bounds.geojson`
- `constellations.bounds.gpkg`
- `constellations.bounds.min.geojson`
- `constellations.cn.csv`
- `constellations.cn.geojson`
- `constellations.cn.gpkg`
- `constellations.cn.min.geojson`
- `constellations.csv`
- `constellations.geojson`
- `constellations.gpkg`
- `constellations.lines.cn.geojson`
- `constellations.lines.cn.gpkg`
- `constellations.lines.cn.min.geojson`
- `constellations.lines.geojson`
- `constellations.lines.gpkg`
- `constellations.lines.min.geojson`
- `constellations.min.geojson`
- `dsonames.cn.csv`
- `dsonames.csv`
- `dsos.14.geojson`
- `dsos.14.gpkg`
- `dsos.14.min.geojson`
- `dsos.20.geojson`
- `dsos.20.gpkg`
- `dsos.20.min.geojson`
- `dsos.6.geojson`
- `dsos.6.gpkg`
- `dsos.6.min.geojson`
- `dsos.bright.geojson`
- `dsos.bright.gpkg`
- `dsos.bright.min.geojson`
- `lg.geojson`
- `lg.gpkg`
- `lg.min.geojson`
- `messier.geojson`
- `messier.gpkg`
- `messier.min.geojson`
- `mw.geojson`
- `mw.gpkg`
- `mw.min.geojson`
- `starnames.cn.csv`
- `starnames.csv`
- `stars.14.geojson`
- `stars.14.gpkg`
- `stars.14.min.geojson`
- `stars.6.geojson`
- `stars.6.gpkg`
- `stars.6.min.geojson`
- `stars.8.geojson`
- `stars.8.gpkg`
- `stars.8.min.geojson`
See additional details on
## Original data sources
For completion, we add the original data sources cited by @frohn2015:
- `asterisms.*`:
- [Saguaro Astronomy Club
Asterisms](http://saguaroastro.org/sac-downloads/)
- `constellations.*` and `constellations.lines.*`:
- [IAU Constellation
page](http://www.iau.org/public/themes/constellations/), name positions
and some line modifications by Olaf Frohn, , names in other languages
from
[Wikipedia](https://wiki2.org/en/88_modern_constellations_in_different_languages)
- `constellations.bounds.*`:
- Davenhall, A. C., and S. K. Leggett. 1989. "Catalogue of Constellation
Boundary Data." .
- Traditional Chinese Constellations & Stars: `constellations.cn.*`,
`constellations.bounds.cn.*`, `constellations.lines.cn.*`, `starnames.cn.*`:
- [Stellarium skycultures
data](https://github.com/Stellarium/stellarium/tree/master/skycultures/chinese)
- `dsos.6.*`, `dsos.8.^*`, `dsos.14.*`:
- [Saguaro Astronomy Club Database version
8.1](http://www.saguaroastro.org/sac-downloads/)
- `dsos.bright.*`
- Frohn, Olaf. 2015. "d3-celestial."
.
- `messier.*` Messier objects:
- [Messier Objects with Data](http://messier.seds.org/data.html),
H.Frommert/seds.org
- `lg.*` Local group and Milky Way halo:
- Frohn, Olaf. 2015. "d3-celestial."
, from different sources: see
[blog](http://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/milky-way-halo.html),
[pages](http://armchairastronautics.blogspot.com/p/local-group.html) for
complete list.
- `stars.6.*`, `stars.8.^*`, `stars.14.*`:
- Anderson, E., and Ch. Francis. 2012. "XHIP: An Extended Hipparcos
Compilation." *Astronomy Letters* 38 (5): 331--46.
.
- `starnames.*` Star names and designations:
- Kostjuk, N. D. 2002. "VizieR Online Data Catalog:
HD-DM-GC-HR-HIP-Bayer-Flamsteed Cross Index." *VizieR Online Data
Catalog*, IV/27A.
.
- [Stellarium skycultures
data](https://github.com/Stellarium/stellarium/tree/master/po/stellarium-skycultures)
for star name translations
## References