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V. 1. Introduction And Guide To The Data -- V. 2. The Hipparcos Satellite Operations -- V. 3. Construction Of The Hipparcos Catalogue -- V. 4. Construction Of The Tycho Catalogue -- V. 5-9. The Hipparcos Catalogue -- V. 10. Hipparcos Double And Multiple Systems Annex -- V. 11. Hipparcos Variability Annex: Tables -- V. 12. Hipparcos Variability Annex: Light Curves -- V. 13. Identification Charts -- V. 14-16. Sky & Telescope's Millennium Star Atlas -- V. 17. The Hipparcos And Tycho Catalogues On Ascii Cd-rom (6 Computer Optical Discs) A Collaboration Between The European Space Agency And The Fast, Ndac, Tdac And Inca Consortia And The Hipparcos Industrial Consortium Led By Matra Marconi Space And Alenia Spazio. June 1997. Scientific Coordinator: M.a.c. Perryman. The Definitive Mission Products Are Released As A Set Of Ascii Files On A Series Of Cd-roms, Which Contain All Of The Printed Catalogue Information As Well As Some Additional Data--pref. Cd-roms Are Formatted To The Iso 9660 Standard, Data Interchange Level 1.