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A reference system is a theoretical concept of coordinates, and includes the time and the standards necessary to specify the bases for giving positions and motions in the system. There are celestial and terrestrial reference systems
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A detailed discussion of time scales will be given in Sect. 3.4.
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The Astronomical Almanac Online, http://asa.usno.navy.mil or http://asa.hmnao.com.
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We will elaborate on this time scale in Sect. 3.4.
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Bretagnon, 2001, private communication.
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The IERS, http://www.iers.org.
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Naval Observatory Vector Astrometry Software (NOVAS) , http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/astronomical-applications/software-products/novas/.
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IAU Standards of Fundamental Astronomy (SOFA) Software Collection, http://www.iausofa.org/.
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Available at ftp://tai.bipm.org/iers/conv2010/.
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Gurfil, P., Seidelmann, P.K. (2016). Reference Systems and Relativity. In: Celestial Mechanics and Astrodynamics: Theory and Practice. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 436. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-50370-6_3
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