Catalogues of standard stars

There are many catalogues of photometric standard stars. A catalogue of primary standards for a given photometric system is usually published when the system is defined. For widely used systems further catalogues of `secondary' standards will often be compiled by making observations calibrated with the original primary standards. Recent catalogues of standards are usually available in a computer-readable form.

Johnson-Morgan system

The primary standards for the Johnson-Morgan system are listed in various places, including the original publications. See, for example, Zombeck[81], p101. These standards are often too bright (and too few in number) for modern instrumentation and programmes, and catalogues of fainter (and more numerous) secondary standards are often more useful.

Some suitable catalogues of secondary standards are: Johnson and Morgan[44], Landolt[50,51,52,53], Christian et al.[9], Graham[30] and Menzies et al.[57,58]. Landolt's catalogues are, perhaps, the most useful.

Strömgren system

For catalogues of standards in the Strömgren system see Grønbech and Olsen[34], Grønbech, Olsen and Strömgren[33] and references therein.

$JHKLM$ system

For catalogues of standards in the $JHKLM$ system see Straizys[70], pp305-307 and also the references in Table .