We present improved Hipparcos astrometry for 257 Hipparcos stars, resolved
into 342 components. For 64 of the stars no astrometry was obtained in the
Hipparcos Catalogue, while for the remaining stars additional components ha
ve been added by this solution or the positions have been revised considera
bly. We have used the published Hipparcos transit data for the new solution
s. together with results from the second reduction of the Tycho data for de
fining better initial values.