ICRF3

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf celestial reference frame
gptkbp:accuracy ~30 microarcseconds
gptkbp:adoptedBy gptkb:International_Astronomical_Union
2018
gptkbp:coordinateAxes declination
right ascension
gptkbp:definedIn positions of extragalactic radio sources
gptkbp:epoch gptkb:J2000.0
gptkbp:frequency K
S/X
X/Ka
gptkbp:fullName International Celestial Reference Frame, third realization
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label ICRF3
gptkbp:maintainedBy gptkb:International_Earth_Rotation_and_Reference_Systems_Service
gptkbp:numberOfSources 4536
gptkbp:precededBy ICRF2
gptkbp:primaryUse defining the celestial reference system
gptkbp:referenceFrameType quasi-inertial
gptkbp:referencePoint International Celestial Reference System
gptkbp:replacedBy ICRF2
gptkbp:successor None (as of 2024)
gptkbp:usedFor astrometry
space navigation
VLBI observations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:International_Celestial_Reference_Frame
gptkb:International_Celestial_Reference_Frame_(ICRF)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7