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Celestial Coordinate Systems

Celestial Coordinate Systems is a formal framework in positional astronomy that specifies the positions of celestial objects on the celestial sphere by assigning spherical coordinates relative to defined reference planes and axes, differing from terrestrial systems by being anchored to astronomical reference points such as the equinox and celestial poles.

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Celestial Coordinate System

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Astropy: A community Python package for astronomy

Thomas Robitaille, Erik Tollerud, P. Greenfield et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2013 · 14.5K citations · Full text

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Fundamentals of Celestial Mechanics

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy · 1991 · 556 citations

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Representations of celestial coordinates in FITS

M. R. Calabretta, E. W. Greisen · Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2002 · 431 citations · Full text

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The IAU 2000 Resolutions for Astrometry, Celestial Mechanics, and Metrology in the Relativistic Framework: Explanatory Supplement

M. Söffel, S. A. Klioner, Gérard Petit et al. · The Astronomical Journal · 2003 · 382 citations · Full text

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Coordinate systems for solar image data

W. T. Thompson · Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2006 · 380 citations · Full text

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  1. NC
    N. Capitaine

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    5 publications · 541 citations

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  2. ME
    Merton E. Davies

    RAND Corporation, United States

    4 publications · 115 citations

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  3. MR
    M. R. Calabretta

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia

    3 publications · 491 citations

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  4. GP
    Gérard Petit

    Bureau international des poids et mesures, France

    3 publications · 622 citations

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  5. TR
    T. R. Colvin

    RAND Corporation, United States

    3 publications · 104 citations

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  1. Goddard Space Flight Center

    Greenbelt, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    15.4K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    15.6K citations

  3. Observatoire de Paris

    Paris, France

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    996 citations

  4. RAND Corporation

    Santa Monica, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    201 citations

  5. National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

    Mitaka-shi, Japan

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    517 citations

  6. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    539 citations

  7. United States Naval Observatory

    Flagstaff, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    167 citations

  8. University of Missouri

    Columbia, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    404 citations

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  1. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    7 publications · 15.5K citations

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  2. Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy

    5 publications · 724 citations

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  3. The Astronomical Journal

    AJ · 4 publications · 501 citations

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  5. Astrophysics and Space Science

    2 publications · 51 citations

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