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A072171
Number of stars of visual magnitude n.
1
2, 6, 14, 71, 190, 610, 1929, 5946, 17765, 51094, 140062, 409194, 1196690, 3481113, 10126390, 29457184, 85689537, 249266759, 725105060, 2109295881, 6135840666, 17848866544
OFFSET
-1,1
COMMENTS
These numbers are not well-defined and the sequence is included only for completeness.
For magnitude -1, the number includes any star whose magnitude is between -1.50 and -0.51, of which there are only two, Sirius and Canopus.
CROSSREFS
Cf. A053406.
Sequence in context: A354533 A192764 A055691 * A371008 A308568 A296054
KEYWORD
nonn,dumb
AUTHOR
Robert G. Wilson v, Jun 28 2002
EXTENSIONS
Corrected a(5) to agree with the table at the Haworth link and edited the Comments.
STATUS
approved