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The Hipparcos satellite: a dramatic improvement in our knowledge of the solar neighbourhood.
DOI: 10.1016/S1251-8069(98)80013-4
Bibcode: 1998CRASB.326..775T
Turon, C.
Hipparcos was the first satellite to accurately measure angular displacements on the sky. Thanks to its original design, positions, trigonometric parallaxes and proper motions of unprecedented accuracy have been obtained for about 118000 stars and 50 objects in the solar system. The results cover a wide variety of subjects: reference systems, stel…
1998
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Academie des Sciences Paris Comptes Rendus Serie B Sciences Physiques
Hipparcos
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