IERS ICRS Centre
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The IERS ICRS Centre is the component of the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service responsible for realizing, maintaining, and providing access to the International Celestial Reference System used for precise astronomical and geodetic measurements.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IERS ICRS Centre canonical | 1 |
| IERS VLBI Coordinating Centre | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2184525 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IERS ICRS Centre Context triple: [International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service, hasComponent, IERS ICRS Centre]
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A.
IERS Conventions
IERS Conventions are a set of internationally recognized technical standards and models that define how to precisely measure and reference Earth’s rotation, orientation, and reference frames for geodesy and astronomy.
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B.
International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service
The International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) is an international organization that monitors Earth's rotation and maintains global reference systems used for precise timekeeping, navigation, and geodesy.
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C.
International Celestial Reference System
The International Celestial Reference System is the standard, high-precision coordinate framework used in astronomy and geodesy to define positions of celestial objects relative to distant quasars.
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D.
Earth Orientation Parameters
Earth Orientation Parameters are a set of time-varying values that precisely describe the irregular rotation and orientation of the Earth in space for applications like navigation, astronomy, and geodesy.
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E.
International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry
The International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry is an international organization that coordinates Very Long Baseline Interferometry observations to provide precise measurements of Earth’s rotation, reference frames, and celestial positions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IERS ICRS Centre Target entity description: The IERS ICRS Centre is the component of the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service responsible for realizing, maintaining, and providing access to the International Celestial Reference System used for precise astronomical and geodetic measurements.
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A.
IERS Conventions
IERS Conventions are a set of internationally recognized technical standards and models that define how to precisely measure and reference Earth’s rotation, orientation, and reference frames for geodesy and astronomy.
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B.
International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service
The International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) is an international organization that monitors Earth's rotation and maintains global reference systems used for precise timekeeping, navigation, and geodesy.
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C.
International Celestial Reference System
The International Celestial Reference System is the standard, high-precision coordinate framework used in astronomy and geodesy to define positions of celestial objects relative to distant quasars.
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D.
Earth Orientation Parameters
Earth Orientation Parameters are a set of time-varying values that precisely describe the irregular rotation and orientation of the Earth in space for applications like navigation, astronomy, and geodesy.
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E.
International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry
The International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry is an international organization that coordinates Very Long Baseline Interferometry observations to provide precise measurements of Earth’s rotation, reference frames, and celestial positions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical reference system center
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scientific service center ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ICRS Centre ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Paris Observatory
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surface form:
Paris Observatory Reference Systems group
|
| contributesTo | International Astronomical Union reference systems ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
IERS Central Bureau
ⓘ
IERS ICRS Centre self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
IERS VLBI Coordinating Centre
|
| country | France ⓘ |
| dataFormat | IERS standard formats ⓘ |
| establishedFor | implementation of the ICRS for astronomy and geodesy ⓘ |
| field |
astrometry
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celestial reference systems ⓘ geodesy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
extragalactic radio sources as reference objects
ⓘ
quasar-based celestial reference frames ⓘ |
| hostInstitution |
Paris Observatory
ⓘ
surface form:
Observatoire de Paris
Paris Observatory ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Paris ⓘ |
| maintains |
ICRF
ⓘ
International Celestial Reference System ⓘ
surface form:
International Celestial Reference Frame
|
| operatesWithinFrameworkOf |
IAU 2000 resolutions
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surface form:
International Astronomical Union resolutions on reference systems
|
| parentOrganization |
IERS
ⓘ
International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service ⓘ |
| partOf | International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service ⓘ |
| provides |
ICRF source positions
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catalogs of extragalactic radio sources ⓘ documentation on the ICRS realization ⓘ orientation parameters of the ICRS ⓘ |
| publishes |
ICRF catalogs
ⓘ
technical notes on ICRS realization ⓘ |
| relatedToStandard |
International Celestial Reference System
ⓘ
surface form:
ICRS
International Celestial Reference System ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
access to the International Celestial Reference System
ⓘ
maintenance of the International Celestial Reference System ⓘ realization of the International Celestial Reference System ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| standardizes | realization of the celestial reference frame ⓘ |
| supports |
Earth orientation studies
ⓘ
precise astronomical measurements ⓘ space geodesy applications ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
Very Long Baseline Interferometry
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surface form:
VLBI
Very Long Baseline Interferometry ⓘ |
| website | https://iers.obspm.fr ⓘ |
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Subject: IERS ICRS Centre Description of subject: The IERS ICRS Centre is the component of the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service responsible for realizing, maintaining, and providing access to the International Celestial Reference System used for precise astronomical and geodetic measurements.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
IERS VLBI Coordinating Centre