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The Database for Galactic Open Clusters (BDA)

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Information & On-Line Data in Astronomy

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The database for stars in galactic open clusters (BDA) has been developed since 1987 at the Institute for Astronomy (University of Lausanne). The extensive collection of observational data covers most significant domains and concerns about 100,000 stars in some 500 NGC, IC and anonymous clusters.

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Mermilliod, JC. (1995). The Database for Galactic Open Clusters (BDA). In: Egret, D., Albrecht, M.A. (eds) Information & On-Line Data in Astronomy. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 203. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0397-8_12

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