The statistical properties of distributions in position and proper motion of the stars over the sky reflect the kinematics of the solar neighbourhood, the local distribution of mass, and the peculiar motion of the Sun with respect to the local standard of rest. This chapter presents a brief overview of how various aspects of the local kinematics are derived from the Hipparcos proper motion and parallax data.
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(2008). Kinematics of the Solar Neighbourhood. In: van Leeuwen, F. (eds) Hipparcos, the New Reduction of the Raw Data. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 350. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6342-8_6
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