The IAU 2009 System of Astronomical Constants: The Report of the IAU Working Group on Numerical Standards for Fundamental Astronomy

Abstract

In the 2006-2009 triennium, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group on Numerical Standards for Fundamental Astronomy determined a list of Current Best Estimates (CBEs). The IAU2009 Resolution B2 adopted these CBEs as the IAU (2009) System of Astronomical Constants. Additional work continues to define the process of updating the CBEs and creating a standard electronic document.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA551834

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  • Agnes Fienga
  • Brian Luzum
  • Catherine Hohenkirk
  • Elena Pitjeva
  • George Krasinsky
  • Gerard Petit
  • James Hilton
  • Nicole Capitaine
  • Toshio Fukushima
  • William Folkner

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  • United States Naval Observatory

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  • Space

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  • Abstracts
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  • Observatories
  • Precession
  • Solar System
  • Standards

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  • Physics

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