Kinematic Control of the Inertiality of the System of Tycho-2 and UCAC2 Stellar Proper Motions

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics

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15 pages, 6 figures

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10.1134/S1063773706090064

Based on the Ogorodnikov-Milne model, we analyze the proper motions of Tycho-2 and UCAC2 stars. We have established that the model component that describes the rotation of all stars under consideration around the Galactic y axis differs significantly from zero at various magnitudes. We interpret this rotation found using the most distant stars as a residual rotation of the ICRS/Tycho-2 system relative to the inertial reference frame. For the most distant ($d\approx900$ pc) Tycho-2 and UCAC2 stars, the mean rotation around the Galactic y axis has been found to be $M_{13}=-0.37\pm0.04$ mas yr$^{-1}$. The proper motions of UCAC2 stars with magnitudes in the range $12-15^m$ are shown to be distorted appreciably by the magnitude equation in $\mu_\alpha\cos\delta$, which has the strongest effect for northern-sky stars with a coefficient of $-0.60\pm0.05$ mas yr$^{-1}$ mag$^{-1}$. We have detected no significant effect of the magnitude equation in the proper motions of UCAC2 stars brighter than $\approx11^m$.

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