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Priori Estimates of the FK5 Covariance Functions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 August 2017

V. S. Gubanov
Affiliation:
Institute of Applied Astronomy 8, Zhdanovskaya st., St.-Petersburg, 197042, Russia
O. A. Titov
Affiliation:
Institute of Applied Astronomy 8, Zhdanovskaya st., St.-Petersburg, 197042, Russia

Abstract

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Covariance functions of individual differences of positions and proper motions of stars in the FK5 and FK4 catalogues are given. The application of these functions for the study of the FK5 system and for its further improvement are discussed.

Type
Celestial Reference Frame
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 

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