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Resolutions adopted at the XXVIth General Assembly

The six Resolutions listed below have been adopted at our XXVIth General Assembly in Prague, on August 24, 2006.

  • RESOLUTION 1 (PDF file, 149 KB)
    "Precession Theory and Definition of the Ecliptic"
    French version also available here

  • RESOLUTION 2 (PDF file, 68KB)
    "Supplement to the IAU 2000 Resolutions on reference systems"
    French version also available here

  • RESOLUTION 3 (PDF file, 71KB)
    "Re-definition of Barycentric Dynamical Time, TDB"
    French version also available here

  • RESOLUTION 4 (PDF file, 59KB)
    "Endorsement of the Washington Charter for Communicating Astronomy with the Public"

  • RESOLUTIONS 5 and 6 (PDF file, 92KB)
    "Definition of a Planet in the Solar System" AND "Pluto"
    French version also available here