Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jan 1987
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987stin...8720842d&link_type=abstract
Final Report, 1 Feb. 1984 - 31 Jan. 1987 Texas Univ., Austin. Office of Sponsored Programs.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Astrometry, Extragalactic Radio Sources, Hipparcos Satellite, Hubble Space Telescope, Stellar Motions, Brightness, Celestial Reference Systems, Interferometry, Optical Properties, Stellar Parallax
Scientific paper
The groundwork was prepared for observations by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) to tie the coordinate system of the European Astrometry Satellite HIPPARCOS to an extragalactic (VLBI) reference frame, and to determine the rotation of the HIPPARCOS frame with respect to the extragalactic frame. A total of 90 Extragalactic Optical Objects (EGOs) were determined in the vicinity (angular separation less than 18 arcminutes) of 160 HIPPARCOS stars (brighter than about 11.0 magnitude, mostly SAO stars brighter than 10.5), evenly distributed over the sky, to be used to tie the HIPPARCOS system to the Extragalactic Reference Frame. The pairs are to be observed with the HST Fine Guidance Sensors (FGS), sometimes in conjunction with the HST Planetary Camera, in order to determine the relative positions and motions of the individual HIPPARCOS stars with respect to the EGOs. The data base which contains the optical information used to generate the HST Guaranteed Observing Time (GTO) proposal is included.
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