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In article <Added.kXrYD_y00Ui38REU8e@andrew.cmu.edu> <FNRJH%ALASKA.BITNET@vma.cc.cmu.edu> writes:
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>   My friend is working on a simulator in his spair time.   What little
>there is of it.     He would like to know if their is a place or person
>he can get the 3-d cord. of stars relative to some point in the galaxy.
>    If so please write me at FNRJH@ALASKA
>
>   Thanks.     Robert J. Hale  III       Director ISECCo


Actually, yes.  Many astronomy books have such data - although often limited
to the few hundred nearest and/or brightest.  Check out star catalogs for
data on more stars.

The data is all relative to a very nearby point in the galaxy: here.
And there's a catch - the 3-D coordinates are usually based on a spherical
coordinate system: right ascension, declination, and radial distance.
However, it's a fairly simple matter to convert those to Cartiesian XYZ
coordinates, which I assume you're looking for.

Now, if there's a source of *machine-readable* star catalog data,  I'm sure
a number of people might be interested. (Like me, for example)
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