VLBI astrometry and the Hipparcos link to the extragalactic reference frame

Lestrade, J. -F.; Preston, R. A.; Gabuzda, D. C.; Phillips, R. B.

United States

Abstract

The link between the optical and VLBI extragalactic reference frames is undertaken with a long-term program of differential VLBI astrometric observations of 12 radio stars. The status of the program and an assessment of the astrometric accuracy of these observations are presented.

1991 Advances in Space Research
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