Hipparcos, the New Reduction of the Raw Data

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Leeuwen, Floor van (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2007.
• Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 350
• Subjects: Physics.; Mechanics.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Space sciences.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.

The new reduction of the Hipparcos data presents a very significant improvement in the overall reliability of the astrometric catalogue derived from this mission. Improvements by up to a factor 4 in the accuracies for in particular brighter stars have been obtained. This has been achieved mainly thr...