Hipparcos telescope

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:analysis statistical methods
gptkbp:angular_resolution 0.001 arcseconds
gptkbp:application stellar dynamics
gptkbp:capacity over 2 million measurements
gptkbp:collaborator international astronomers
gptkbp:collection astrometric measurements
gptkbp:contributed_to stellar classification
gptkbp:contributed_to_mapping_of gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkbp:contributes_to galactic structure
gptkbp:data_accessed_by astronomical databases
gptkbp:data_type gptkb:Hipparcos_Catalogue
gptkbp:data_used_for_analyzing stellar populations
gptkbp:data_used_for_assessing stellar distances
gptkbp:data_used_for_calculating stellar luminosities
gptkbp:data_used_for_determining stellar masses
gptkbp:data_used_for_evaluating stellar brightness
gptkbp:data_used_for_examining stellar kinematics
gptkbp:data_used_for_exploring stellar environments
gptkbp:data_used_for_investigating galactic dynamics
gptkbp:data_used_for_mapping stellar distributions
gptkbp:data_used_for_studying stellar evolution
gptkbp:data_used_for_understanding stellar interactions
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:European_Space_Agency
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hipparcos telescope
gptkbp:impact gptkb:cosmology
improved distance measurements
gptkbp:influenced modern astronomy
stellar astrophysics
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:future_space_missions
gptkbp:instruments two-dimensional CCD
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Ariane_4
gptkbp:launched August 8, 1989
gptkbp:legacy astrometric catalogues
gptkbp:mission_duration about 4 years
gptkbp:mission_type astrometry
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:Hipparchus
gptkbp:notable_work stellar motions
gptkbp:objective measure stellar positions
gptkbp:observed_stars over 118,000
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:ESA
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:1993
gptkbp:orbital_altitude approximately 600 km
gptkbp:provided_data_for_studies_of star formation
gptkbp:provides_information_on gptkb:exoplanet
astrophysics
parallax measurements
space agencies
gptkbp:released gptkb:1997
gptkbp:research photometry
1989 to 1993
gptkbp:successor Gaia satellite
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hipparcos
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7