north polar sequence

north polar sequence

      group of 96 stars near the north celestial pole, used from about 1900 to 1950 as standards of magnitude and colour by which other stars are measured. First proposed by the American astronomer Edward Charles Pickering (Pickering, Edward Charles), the system has been largely superseded by the UBV system (q.v.).

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