Hipparcos mission

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gaia_mission
gptkbp:collaborated_with international astronomers
gptkbp:collaborations multiple countries
gptkbp:completed March 15, 1993
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:the_Milky_Way
understanding of stellar motions
gptkbp:data_type astrometric data
gptkbp:data_usage gptkb:Research_Institute
gptkbp:developed_by astrometric catalogs
gptkbp:discovered_by new stars
gptkbp:enables gptkb:planet
gptkbp:facilitates star clusters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hipparcos mission
gptkbp:impact high
gptkbp:improves stellar distance measurements
gptkbp:influenced modern astronomy
gptkbp:innovation astrophysics
gptkbp:is_enhanced_by stellar populations
gptkbp:is_influential_in astrometric techniques
gptkbp:is_involved_in data analysis
gptkbp:is_observed_in over 118,000 stars
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:European_Space_Agency's_science_program
gptkbp:is_recognized_by gptkb:Research_Institute
gptkbp:is_referenced_in astrophysics
gptkbp:is_used_for stellar parallax measurements
gptkbp:key_people the field of astrometry.
gptkbp:landmark the history of astronomy
gptkbp:launched August 8, 1989
Ariane 4 rocket
gptkbp:measures positions of stars
stellar positions and motions
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Gaia_mission
gptkb:physicist
gptkb:observatory
space astrometry
gptkbp:mission_duration about 4 years
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:Hipparchus
gptkbp:notable_achievement gptkb:spacecraft
space science
gptkbp:objective astrometry
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:performance milliarcsecond level
gptkbp:precedent gptkb:future_space_missions
gptkbp:produced_by Hipparcos catalog
gptkbp:project gptkb:ESA
gptkbp:provides_information_on galactic structure studies
stellar evolution
gptkbp:released gptkb:1997
gptkbp:research 4 years
stellar brightness
gptkbp:succeeded_by gptkb:Gaia_mission
gptkbp:supports stellar dynamics
gptkbp:technology precision measurements
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for stellar astronomy