Accurate Measurement of the Declinations of Radio Sources [report]

Richard Bradley Read, Owens Valley Radio Observatory (OVRO)
2014
The two 90-foot steerable paraboloids of the Owens Valley Radio Observatory were used as a two-element interferometer at 960 Mc/s with various separations along a north-south baseline to measure accurately the declinations of a number of radio sources, most of which were of small diameter. The measured values of declination are tabulated for 110 sources with right ascensions between 0 hours and 14 hours 10 minutes. The standard errors of the measured values range from ± 2.6 seconds of arc to ±
more » ... 6 seconds of arc with an average of ± 13 seconds of arc. A discussion of the sources of error is included.
doi:10.7907/7hw7-ay35 fatcat:gbbq4xxmijaixm4uts2w32de74