Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jul 2008
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008iaus..248..337m&link_type=abstract
A Giant Step: from Milli- to Micro-arcsecond Astrometry, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium, Vol
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
2
Astrometry, Reference Systems, Catalogs, Surveys
Scientific paper
The ICRF derived from VLBI observations of extragalactic radio sources up to 1995.6 and effective since 1998.0 was a radical change from the FK5 stellar/equinox celestial system. Since then the number of geodetic/astrometric VLBI observations has tripled and the number of radio sources with astrometrically useful data has quadrupled. These data along with advances in modeling and estimation will be used to generate the next ICRF realization in the microwave band. Analysis of source position time series and source structure evolution will be used to select better “defining” sources. Working groups have been established by the IAU, IERS and IVS with the goal of presenting the second realization of the ICRF at the IAU General Assembly in 2009.
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