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Observatory of Incorrect StarsCity of Dis archive OIS-17

Object register

Catalogue of Discrepant Stars

The catalogue reproduces the observatory's own identifications. Where a modern cross-identification is impossible, the original designation is retained.

ObjectRecorded positionClaimed parallaxModern noteRecord
OIS-04 “Aldebaran minor”04h 35m 55s / +16° 30′0.048″Position overlaps a known field; designation not recoverable.Notebook H/1908
OIS-1114h 39m 36s / -60° 50′0.761″Visible from stated latitude only if the plate date or site record is wrong.Letter 3
OIS-1719h 17m 08s / +31° 04′0.023″ / 1.18″Two reductions of the same plate imply irreconcilable distances.Plate 17
OIS-2319h 17m 08s / +31° 04′Coordinate duplicates OIS-17 despite independent observation.Notebook H/1908
OIS-3119h 17m 08s / +31° 04′negativeSource explicitly says: “do not correct sign”.Letter 5
OIS-00observer-dependentnot spatialThe position is reproduced only after the catalogue has been read.Discrepancy file
Comparison warning. Three objects now occupy the same recorded coordinate. They do not appear on the same plate.