Catalogues of Fundamental Stars
(series of astrometric catalogs from 19th century on)
The Catalogues of Fundamental Stars
are six catalogs (plus some supplements)
of astrometric data, numbered one through six
and dating from 1897 to 2000.
Each covers selected stars, on the order of a thousand.
The aim has been to establish a celestial reference frame
for use with celestial coordinate systems.
The reference frame is defined through measured angular distances
between these stars, determined as carefully as possible, and the
coordinate system is tied to it by defining its origin and
axes through such angular distances.
The 1963 catalog (FK4) was commonly used with B1950
equatorial coordinate system, and the 1988 catalog (FK5)
with J2000.
More recent celestial reference frames are based on
satellite astrometry, such as HCRF and Gaia-CRF3, and
those based on quasars, such as the ICRF,
used by the International Celestial Reference System (ICRS).
(catalog,stars,astrometry)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalogues_of_Fundamental_Stars
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1988VeARI..32....1F/abstract
https://digilander.libero.it/occultazioni/calcolo/fk5.pdf
Prefix | Example | | |
FK4 | FK4 309 | fourth catalog | |
FK5 | FK5 568 | fifth catalog | |
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Referenced by pages:
celestial reference frame
Hipparcos Celestial Reference Frame (HCRF)
ICRF
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