GCVS General Catalog of Variable Stars

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GCVS database (extract gcvs5.csv prior to importing)

Script for parsing the original data

Intro

The database and parsing script was prepared by astronomy enthusiast Ed Vazhorov.

Database Description

The official source of GCVS used.

Notes

Create custom database with the following fields of type string: mag2, vartype, epoch, period, sptype (minimal magnitude, variable type, JD maximum epoch, period, spectral type). Then import the text file from above