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Gaia: The Astrometry Revolution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 January 2016

A. Sozzetti
Affiliation:
INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino - Via Osservatorio 20, I-10025 Pino Torinese (Italy) email: sozzetti@oato.inaf.it
M. Bonavita
Affiliation:
The University of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ, UK
S. Desidera
Affiliation:
INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova - Vicolo dell'Osservatorio 5, I-35122 Padova (Italy)
R. Gratton
Affiliation:
INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova - Vicolo dell'Osservatorio 5, I-35122 Padova (Italy)
M. G. Lattanzi
Affiliation:
INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino - Via Osservatorio 20, I-10025 Pino Torinese (Italy) email: sozzetti@oato.inaf.it
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Abstract

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The power of micro-arcsecond (μas) astrometry is about to be unleashed. ESA's Gaia mission, now headed towards the end of the first year of routine science operations, will soon fulfil its promise for revolutionary science in countless aspects of Galactic astronomy and astrophysics. The potential of Gaia position measurements for important contributions to the astrophysics of planetary systems is huge. We focus here on the expectations for detection and improved characterization of ‘young’ planetary systems in the neighborhood of the Sun using a combination of Gaia μas astrometry and direct imaging techniques.

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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2016 

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