Abstract
This report covers the period from 1 July 1987 to 30 June 1990. The ephemerides that have been published during this period have made use of the system of astronomical constants adopted at the 16th General Assembly of the IAU in Grenoble. At the same time that the use of the FK5 system on the J2000 epoch is increasing and catalogues are becoming available for that system, there is an IAU Working Group on Reference Systems with subgroups on astronomical constants, nutation of the Earth, time and reference frames/origin. The purpose is to define a future reference system and resolve some of the difficulties that occur in the system. It is anticipated that this Working Group will develop recommendations for consideration at the 21st General Assembly of the IAU.
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McNally, D. (1991). Ephemerides (Ephemerides). In: McNally, D. (eds) Reports on Astronomy. International Council of Scientific Unions / International Astronomical Union / Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 21A. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3364-7_1
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