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Table 2

Systematics and statistics of the difference to ICRF2.

Transformation parameters rms χ 2



A 1 ± A 2 ± A 3 ± D α ± D δ ± B δ ± αcosδ δ αcosδ δ

All sources
aus2013a −27 5 0 5 −2 4 12 5 19 6 −10 4 77 77 3.1 2.6
bkg2013a −4 4 12 4 −5 3 1 4 12 5 13 3 56 75 5.0 4.5
gsf2012a −1 4 6 4 −6 3 −2 4 16 5 −16 3 47 63 4.4 4.0
iaa2012a −8 4 7 4 −6 3 −11 4 63 5 −26 4 57 76 1.9 2.0
opa2013a −7 4 12 4 −10 3 1 4 5 5 4 3 50 64 4.4 4.0

Defining sources
aus2013a −21 6 1 6 −1 5 14 6 24 7 −13 5 63 60 13.9 10.3
bkg2013a −2 5 12 5 −4 4 2 5 19 6 12 4 45 55 18.6 14.3
gsf2012a −2 5 7 5 −4 4 −2 5 19 6 −14 4 41 54 20.0 17.1
iaa2012a −6 6 5 6 −7 4 −7 6 74 7 −30 5 44 63 6.4 7.8
opa2013a −4 5 13 5 −10 4 1 5 9 6 5 4 45 54 21.4 16.5

Non-defining sources
aus2013a −41 9 −2 8 −5 7 8 9 4 11 2 8 125 134 1.6 1.4
bkg2013a −6 7 12 6 −8 5 0 6 1 8 16 6 79 109 3.1 3.1
gsf2012a −2 6 5 6 −9 5 −3 6 13 8 −19 6 61 81 2.2 2.1
iaa2012a −12 7 8 6 −6 5 −15 7 46 9 −16 6 80 100 1.2 1.1
opa2013a −10 7 11 6 −11 5 2 6 1 8 1 6 63 85 2.0 2.1

Notes. Units are μas except for Dα and Dδ which are in μas per radian.

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