Author: Floor van Leeuwen

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-09-23

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13: 1402063423

This book provides overviews of the new reduction as well as on the use of the Hipparcos data in a variety of astrophysical implementations. A range of new results are included. The Hipparcos data provide a unique opportunity for the study of satellite dynamics as the orbit covered a wide range of altitudes, showing in detail the different torques acting on the satellite.