Selecting Highly-Compact Radio Sources for the Definition of the Celestial Reference Frame

P. Charlot (1, 2, 3) , A. L. Fey (4) , R. Ojha (4) , D. A. Boboltz (4) , J. I. B. Camargo (1, 2, 3) , A. Collioud (1, 2, 3)

1 L3AB - Laboratoire d'astrodynamique, d'astrophysique et d'aéronomie de bordeaux
2 LAB - Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux [Pessac]
3 OASU - Observatoire aquitain des sciences de l'univers
4 US NAVAL OBSERVATORY - US Naval Observatory

We discuss the issue of selecting highly-compact radio sources for the definition of the celestial reference frame.

Mots clés: astrometry; reference systems; radio continuum: general; techniques: high angular resolution; techniques: interferometric; galaxies: active

Domaines: Cosmologie et astrophysique extra-galactique [astro-ph.CO]; Astrophysique [astro-ph]

P. Charlot, A. L. Fey, R. Ojha, D. A. Boboltz, J. I. B. Camargo, et al.. Selecting Highly-Compact Radio Sources for the Definition of the Celestial Reference Frame. International Astronomical Union 26th General Assembly, Prague (Czech Republic), August 14-25, 2006 JD16-Nomenclature, Precession and new models in Fundamental Astronomy - Proceedings in press, 2006, Czech Republic. pp.461, ⟨10.1017/S1743921307011362⟩. ⟨hal-00109305⟩