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Hipparcos and Celestial Reference Frame

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2016

J. Kovalevsky
J. Kovalevsky*
Affiliation:
CERGA, avenue Copernic, F-06130 Grasse

Abstract

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A discussion of four methods that can be used to link HIPPARCOS to an absolute reference system shows that the best method is to refer it to extragalactic objects. This would free the resulting frame from any parameter describing Earth’s motion.

Type
Joint Discussions
Information
Highlights of Astronomy , Volume 7: Highlights of Astronomy. As presented at the XIXth General Assembly of the IAU, 1985 , 1986 , pp. 85 - 86
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1986

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