# VLBA DETERMINATION OF THE DISTANCE TO NEARBY STAR-FORMING REGIONS. I. THE DISTANCE TO T TAURI WITH 0.4% ACCURACY

@article{Loinard2007VLBADO,
title={VLBA DETERMINATION OF THE DISTANCE TO NEARBY STAR-FORMING REGIONS. I. THE DISTANCE TO T TAURI WITH 0.4\% ACCURACY},
author={Laurent Loinard and Rosa M. Torres and Amy J. Mioduszewski and Luis Felipe Rodr{\'i}guez and Rosa A. Gonz{\'a}lez-L{\'o}pezlira and R{\'e}gis Lachaume and Virgilio Vazquez and Erandy Gonzalez},
journal={The Astrophysical Journal},
year={2007},
volume={671},
pages={546-554}
}
In this article, we present the results of a series of 12 3.6 cm radio continuum observations of T Tau Sb, one of the companions of the famous young stellar object T Tauri. The data were collected roughly every 2 months between 2003 September and 2005 July with the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA). Thanks to the remarkably accurate astrometry delivered by the VLBA, the absolute position of T Tau Sb could be measured with a precision typically better than about 100 μas at each of the 12 observed…
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