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Interesting discussion and feedback re. the 2025 Handbook and what changes one might consider for the 2026 one. There has been quite a tradition set over the years. One is that the objects listed are natural ones, so artificial satellites never had a look in, if my memory is correct. In the past, Steve Harvey has included Space Probes and Artificial satellites in his text highlights for the coming year (p.3) and this topic has been further expanded in the 2025 Handbook including future fly-bys. If we can obtain accurate dates well in advance then they too can be given in that section. I use the Astronomical and Physical Constants for a range of purposes so I do believe those data are essential, and we try to update the numbers if more accurate ones come available.
The Bright Star data are different to what went before so the page has evolved to be more relevant. Previous we had 84 stars but the new Handbook only include 22, data for which are from the USNO website. The choice of stars has a navigational bent as well as including the top 20 visually brightest ones, although alpha Crucis is missing and Polaris is added for obvious reasons.
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