"Pseudo-MPEC" for S/2003 J 8

Created Fri Oct 10 11:23:00 2003 using Find_Orb


 Astrometry 
 Observing stations 
 Orbital elements 
 Residuals 
 Ephemeris 

Astrometry:
    SK03J080  C2002 01 11.31203 06 43 16.51 +24 13 23.4                      568
    SK03J080  C2002 01 11.32895 06 43 15.96 +24 13 24.2                      568
    SK03J080  C2002 01 11.34561 06 43 15.41 +24 13 25.1                      568
    SK03J080  C2002 01 15.31525 06 41 11.05 +24 16 19.3          22.3 R      568
    SK03J080  C2002 01 15.35125 06 41 09.83 +24 16 21.0                      568
    SK03J080  C2003 02 08.33831 08 52 40.81 +17 43 41.0          23   R      568
    SK03J080  C2003 02 08.35818 08 52 40.16 +17 43 44.0                      568
    SK03J080  C2003 02 10.50612 08 51 32.88 +17 48 58.3                      568
    SK03J080  C2003 02 26.42655 08 44 04.14 +18 24 09.4          23.3 R      568
    SK03J080  C2003 02 26.45307 08 44 03.47 +18 24 12.5                      568
    SK03J080  C2003 03 04.45935 08 41 46.99 +18 35 10.3          22.5 R      568
    SK03J080  C2003 03 04.46991 08 41 46.77 +18 35 11.4                      568
    SK03J080  C2003 03 05.47453 08 41 26.18 +18 36 52.8          22.5 R      568
    SK03J080  C2003 03 05.48509 08 41 25.93 +18 36 53.5                      568

Station data:
(568) Mauna Kea (N19.8262 W155.4722).   Observers D. C. Jewitt, S. S.
    Sheppard, J. Kleyna.  Measurer S. S. Sheppard.  8.3-m Subaru reflector +
    CCD.

Orbital elements:
S/2003 J 8
   Perijove 2002 Oct 18.336382 TT =  8:04:23 (JD 2452565.836382)
Epoch 2003 Mar  2.0 TT = JDT 2452700.5                  Find_Orb
M  68.29538              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.50715542     Peri.  221.44034     -0.32253413      0.91370589     
a   0.1533480      Node   327.83442      0.94364920      0.33084174     
e   0.2454097      Incl.  152.33110      0.07414782     -0.23597729     
P   1.94 /709.83d  H   15.5           G   0.15      q 0.1157149
From 14 observations 2002 Jan. 11-2003 Mar. 5;   RMS error 0.331 arcseconds

Residuals in arcseconds:
020111 568  .18-  .01-    030208 568  .16+  .05-    030304 568  .03+  .27-    
020111 568  .12-  .04-    030208 568  .03+  .01-    030304 568  .12+  .22-    
020111 568  .17-  .05+    030210 568  .31-  .16+    030305 568  .07+  .09+    
020115 568  .81+  .05-    030226 568  .13+  .25+    030305 568  .37-  .23-    
020115 568  .34-  .09+    030226 568  .13+  .30+    

Ephemerides:
Da Mon Year   RA              Dec         delta   r     elong mag
-- --- ----  ------------   ------------  ------ ------ ----- ---
15 Oct 2003  10 54 02.574   +08 40 09.22  5.9708 5.2425  39.7 23.5
20 Oct 2003  10 57 46.310   +08 19 32.22  5.9227 5.2478  43.7 23.5
25 Oct 2003  11 01 22.158   +07 59 39.75  5.8706 5.2532  47.7 23.5
30 Oct 2003  11 04 49.311   +07 40 38.25  5.8149 5.2588  51.8 23.5
 4 Nov 2003  11 08 07.010   +07 22 33.90  5.7557 5.2644  55.9 23.5
 9 Nov 2003  11 11 14.563   +07 05 32.23  5.6934 5.2702  60.1 23.5
14 Nov 2003  11 14 11.248   +06 49 38.79  5.6284 5.2761  64.4 23.5
19 Nov 2003  11 16 56.263   +06 34 59.52  5.5608 5.2820  68.7 23.5
24 Nov 2003  11 19 28.716   +06 21 40.87  5.4910 5.2881  73.0 23.5
29 Nov 2003  11 21 47.701   +06 09 49.36  5.4195 5.2943  77.5 23.5
 4 Dec 2003  11 23 52.431   +05 59 30.49  5.3468 5.3005  82.0 23.5
 9 Dec 2003  11 25 42.185   +05 50 49.02  5.2732 5.3069  86.6 23.4
14 Dec 2003  11 27 16.228   +05 43 49.56  5.1992 5.3133  91.3 23.4
19 Dec 2003  11 28 33.793   +05 38 36.74  5.1254 5.3198  96.0 23.4
24 Dec 2003  11 29 34.121   +05 35 15.02  5.0523 5.3263 100.9 23.3