Gliese Catalog: Nearby Stars with Epoch 2000 Coordinates and 2MASS IDs

A catalog of 4,251 nearby stars from the Gliese, Gliese-Jahreiss, and Woolley catalogs with precise epoch 2000 coordinates and cross-identifications to the 2MASS Point Source Catalog. It was created by the HEASARC in May 2011 based on CDS Catalog J/PASP/122/885. Coordinates for 2,693 stars are based on Hipparcos positions, 1,549 on 2MASS data, and 9 on other astrometric sources, with proper motions applied.

Use Cases

• Cross-referencing nearby star catalogs based on the provided 2MASS cross-identifications.
• Analyzing stellar proper motions based on the literature values included.
• Studying the spatial distribution of nearby stars using the epoch 2000 coordinates.
• Validating astrometric data by comparing Hipparcos and 2MASS-based positional sources.

Strengths

• Contains data for 4,251 recovered stars from major nearby star catalogs.
• Coordinates are provided for epoch 2000 using proper motions from the literature.
• Positions are derived from high-quality sources: 2,693 from Hipparcos and 1,549 from 2MASS.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

NASA HEASARC, based on CDS Catalog J/PASP/122/885.

Collection Method

Compilation and cross-identification of existing stellar catalogs with astrometric data.

Time Range

Epoch 2000 coordinates.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 19:29:40.179311; freshness should be verified.