Third Reference Catalogue of Bright Galaxies

This Reference Catalogue of Bright Galaxies is a result of the explosive growth of extragalactic astronomy over the last 15 years. With data on more than 23000 galaxies it includes all galaxies with apparent diameters larger than one arc minute magnitudes brighter than about magnitude 15.5 and redshifts not larger than 15000 km/sec as well as many other objects of interest. Volume 1 contains the explanations and references; volumes 2 and 3 contain the catalogue proper. The catalogue gives for each galaxy the position names type and luminosity class optical diameters optical and infrared magnitudes various color indices and radial velocities.