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Table 18.

Identification of the 21 sectors over the celestial sphere where no suitable defining source was found, either because there is no ICRF3 source in that sector or because the source available (indicated in parentheses) has poor (category C) structure.

Right Asc.
Declination
Sector Min Max Min Max Source
number (h m) (h m) (°) (°) name
24 01 20 02 40 −26.39 −19.47 (0135−247)
26 01 20 02 40 −12.84 −6.38 (0138−097)
35 01 20 02 40 51.06 62.73 (0144+584)
44 02 40 04 00 −12.84 −6.38 (0238−084)
50 02 40 04 00 26.39 33.75 (0333+321)
70 04 00 05 20 41.81 51.06 (0420+417)
126 08 00 09 20 62.73 90.00 (0836+710)
143 09 20 10 40 51.06 62.73 (0917+624)
161 10 40 12 00 51.06 62.73 (1038+528)
171 12 00 13 20 −6.38 0.00 (1253−055)
178 12 00 13 20 41.81 51.06 (1216+487)
230 16 00 17 20 26.39 33.75 (1600+335)
239 17 20 18 40 −33.75 −26.39
263 18 40 20 00 6.38 12.84 (1947+079)
269 18 40 20 00 51.06 62.73 (1954+513)
272 20 00 21 20 −62.73 −51.06
275 20 00 21 20 −33.75 −26.39 (2000−330)
287 20 00 21 20 51.06 62.73 (2037+511)
304 21 20 22 40 41.81 51.06 (2200+420)
309 22 40 24 00 −51.06 −41.81 (2326−477)
318 22 40 24 00 12.84 19.47 (2251+158)

Notes. Each sector is numbered and defined by a range in right ascension and a range in declination.

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