Optical astrometry of Benchmark radio sources

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May 1997

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A & A Supplement series, Vol. 122, May I 1997, 441-445.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Astrometry, Reference Systems

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Optical positions relative to the International Reference Stars Catalogue (IRS), and therefore in the system of the FK5, have been obtained for the optical counterparts of 40 compact extragalactic radio sources south of \delta ~ +6 degrees. Many of these sources are being considered as possible Benchmark objects for the establishment of a quasi-inertial unified radio/optical reference frame. Precision levels as good as 0.1 arcsec in both coordinates were achieved. A comparison with VLBI radio positions available for these sources is presented. We give new evidence for the existence of an offset in the origin of right ascension between the radio and optical reference frames as defined at present.

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