The second extension of the International Celestial Reference Frame: ICRF-EXT.1

被引:163
作者
Fey, AL
Ma, C
Arias, EF
Charlot, P
Feissel-Vernier, M
Gontier, AM
Jacobs, CS
Li, J
MacMillan, DS
机构
[1] USN Observ, Washington, DC 20392 USA
[2] NASA, Space Geodesy Branch, Goddard Space Flight Ctr, Greenbelt, MD 20771 USA
[3] Bur Int Poids & Mesures, F-92312 Sevres, France
[4] Observ Aquitain Sci Univers, CNRS, UMR 5804, F-33270 Floirac, France
[5] Observ Paris, UMR 8630, F-75014 Paris, France
[6] CALTECH, Jet Prop Lab, Pasadena, CA 91109 USA
[7] Shanghai Astron Observ, Shanghai 200030, Peoples R China
关键词
astrometry; catalogs; quasars : general; radio continuum : galaxies; reference systems; techniques : interferometric;
D O I
10.1086/420998
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We use very long baseline interferometry data obtained between mid-1995 and the end of 2002 May together with older data to extend and revise the International Celestial Reference Frame ( ICRF). Revised positions of ICRF candidate and "other'' sources, based on inclusion of the additional data, are presented. Positions, in the frame of the ICRF, for an additional 109 new sources are also presented. All but four of the new sources are located north of delta = -30degrees. Positions of the ICRF defining sources remain unchanged. We present a summary of current astrometric and geodetic observing programs and discuss the evolution and future of the ICRF.
引用
收藏
页码:3587 / 3608
页数:22
相关论文
共 38 条
[21]  
JACOBS CS, 2004, IN PRESS ASP C SER
[22]  
Kovalevsky J, 1997, ASTRON ASTROPHYS, V323, P620
[23]   RADIO-SOURCE POSITIONS FROM VLBI [J].
MA, C ;
CLARK, TA ;
RYAN, JW ;
HERRING, TA ;
SHAPIRO, II ;
COREY, BE ;
HINTEREGGER, HF ;
ROGERS, AEE ;
WHITNEY, AR ;
KNIGHT, CA ;
LUNDQVIST, GL ;
SHAFFER, DB ;
VANDENBERG, NR ;
PIGG, JC ;
SCHUPLER, BR ;
RONNANG, BO .
ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL, 1986, 92 (05) :1020-1029
[24]   The International Celestial Reference Frame as realized by very long baseline interferometry [J].
Ma, C ;
Arias, EF ;
Eubanks, TM ;
Fey, AL ;
Gontier, AM ;
Jacobs, CS ;
Sovers, OJ ;
Archinal, BA ;
Charlot, P .
ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL, 1998, 116 (01) :516-546
[25]   MEASUREMENT OF HORIZONTAL MOTIONS IN ALASKA USING VERY LONG BASE-LINE INTERFEROMETRY [J].
MA, C ;
SAUBER, JM ;
BELL, LJ ;
CLARK, TA ;
GORDON, D ;
HIMWICH, WE ;
RYAN, JW .
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH AND PLANETS, 1990, 95 (B13) :21991-22011
[26]   Atmospheric gradients and the VLBI terrestrial and celestial reference frames [J].
MacMillan, DS ;
Ma, C .
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, 1997, 24 (04) :453-456
[27]  
MCCARTHY D, 1996, IERS CONV 1996
[28]  
NIELL A, 2002, INT VLBI SERVICE GEO, P215
[30]  
Perryman M.A.C., 1997, ASTRON ASTROPHYS, V323, P49