Acknowledgements
The program was carried out under the leadership of J.A. Hughes (1985-1992), C.A. Smith (1993), and F.S. Gauss (1993-1998), directors of the Astrometry Department. The observing program was overseen by T.E. Corbin (1985-1993) and T.J. Rafferty (1993-1996). The operations of the Black Birch station in New Zealand were directed by M.D. Robinson (1985-1989), E.R. Holdenried (1989-1990), T.J. Rafferty (1990-1992), and C.S. Cole (1992-1996). The preliminary daily reductions and editing of the data were carried out by a team composed of various observers and included at one time or another E.R. Holdenried, R.J. Miller, T.J. Rafferty, S.E. Urban, G.L. Wycoff, V. Kallarakal, D.M. Hall, H.E. Crull, S.J. Dick, B.R. Loader, and I. Jordan. Other observers included C.S. Cole, T.E. Corbin, J.C. Doty, R. Etheridge, F.S. Gauss, M.E. Germain, G.S. Hennessy, J.L. Hershey, R.B. Hindsley, E.S. Jackson, J.C. Martin, J.M. Muse, M.D. Robinson, C.B. Sandy, D.K. Scott, C.A. Smith, Z.G. Yao, W.B. Dunn, W. Durham, R. Hudson, T. Love, R. Millington, J. Priestley, R.C. Stone, and A. Wadsworth. The final reductions were carried out by Holdenried and Rafferty with close and frequent consultation with C.A. Smith, D.K. Scott, and T.E. Corbin. James Hughes died before the completion of this project. His planning, leadership, and prescient efforts in this undertaking played an important role in its success. It is our wish to present this catalog as a memorial to him.
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