Distribution of points on a sphère with application to star catalogs

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 130-137

  Bauer, Robert ^a  

^a Bauer Engineering Enterprises   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; NAVIGATION CHARTS; SOLAR SYSTEM; TRIANGULATION;

DELAUNAY TRIANGULATION; STAR CATALOGS; VORONOI DIAGRAMS;

SPACE FLIGHT;

EID: 0033874204     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.4497     Document Type: Article

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