IAU Working Group Numerical Standards for Fundamental Astronomy

IAU Division 1 Working Group

Numerical Standards for Fundamental Astronomy

General References

These references are of a general nature concerning the constants. Those pertaining to a particular constant are given with the constant on the best estimates page.

Fukushima, T., 2000, "Report on Astronomical Constants," Proc. IAU Colloquium 180, Johnston, K.J., McCarthy, D.D., Luzum, B.J., and Kaplan, G.H., (eds.), pp. 417-427.
Fukushima, T., 2003, "Report on Astronomical Constants," Highlights of Astronomy, Vol. 13, International Astronomical Union, 2002, Rickman, H. (ed.), pp. 107-112.
Groten, E., 200x, "Fundamental Parameters and Current (2004) Best Estimates of the Parameters of Common Relevance to Astronomy, Geodesy, and Geodynamics."
Kaplan, G. (ed.), 1981, "The IAU Resolutions on Astronomical Constants, Time Scales, and the Fundamental Reference Frame," IAU Circular 163. Particularly pp. 3-7.
Luzum, B., Capitaine, N., Fienga, A., Folkner, W., Fukushima, T., Hilton, J., Hohenkerk, C., Krasinsky, G., Petit, G., Pitjeva, E., Soffel, M., Wallace P., 2011, "The IAU 2009 system of astronomical constants: the report of the IAU Working Group on Numerical Standards for Fundamental Astronomy," Celest. Mech. Dyn. Astr., doi: 10.1007/s10569-011-9352-4.
McCarthy, D. D. and Petit, G. (eds.), 2003, IERS Conventions, IERS Technical Note 32. Particularly Chapter 1 and Chapter 3.
Standish, E.M., 1995, "Report of the IAU WGAS Sub-group on Numerical Standards," Highlights in Astronomy, Vol. 12, International Astronomical Union, 1994, Appenzeller, I. (ed.), pp. 180-184.