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Towards the Definition of a Unified Celestial Optical/Radio Reference Frame

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2017

K. J. Johnston ,
J. Russell ,
Ch. de Vegt ,
J. Hughes ,
D. Jauncey  and
G. Nicholson
K. J. Johnston
Affiliation:
E. O. Hulburt Center for Space Research, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375-5000
J. Russell
Affiliation:
E. O. Hulburt Center for Space Research, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375-5000
Ch. de Vegt
Affiliation:
Hamburger Sternwarte
J. Hughes
Affiliation:
United States Naval Observatory
D. Jauncey
Affiliation:
G. White CSIRO
G. Nicholson
Affiliation:
Hartebeestok, S. A.

Abstract

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An almost inertial celestial reference frame based upon extragalactic sources is in the process of being established. This reference frame is to be global with a minimum density of one source/100 square degrees. The source positions will be based upon radio observations and will allow optical reference frames to be related to this frame at the 0.03 arc second level.

Type
Astrometry
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 129: The Impact of VLBI on Astrophysics and Geophysics , 1988 , pp. 317 - 318
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1988 

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