The Hipparcos Space Astrometry Mission: Further Information

Further Information on Hipparcos

Background Information and Other Details

What is the Hipparcos Space Astrometry Mission?	What is astrometry all about?
Original scientific goals (as adopted in 1980)	Special features of the Hipparcos mission
The satellite design	Launch and the mission operational phase
Input catalogue and performances	Overview of the reductions
Main mission photometry	Astrometric results
Project scientist	Members of the ESA Hipparcos Science Team
Scientific Contributors to the Hipparcos Mission	References and Documentation
The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues	Did you know....
The Future of Astrometry in Space (the GAIA mission)

Related Links

Hipparcos at CERGA (Grasse, France) [external link]

Hipparcos and variable star work at Geneva Observatory [external link]

The Future of Astrometry in Space: the GAIA mission

The Millennium Star Atlas [external link] : the first all-aky atlas based on the new stellar positions, brightnesses and distances from the Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues.

The American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) [external link] played an important role in monitoring variable stars during the Hipparcos mission.

The MISAO Project Page [external link] with a Star Catalogue Viewer (sky display facility) for the Tycho Catalogue data.

If you have further relevant links, including on-line facilities making use of the Hipparcos or Tycho Catalogues, educational tools, etc, please let us know.