"Pseudo-MPEC" for S/2003 J 14

Created Fri Oct 10 11:19:12 2003 using Find_Orb


 Astrometry 
 Observing stations 
 Orbital elements 
 Residuals 
 Ephemeris 

Astrometry:
    SK03J140  C2003 02 08.33831 08 52 33.29 +17 59 05.7          24   R      568
    SK03J140  C2003 02 08.35818 08 52 32.67 +17 59 09.6                      568
    SK03J140  C2003 02 26.42655 08 44 26.06 +18 43 33.8          23.6 R      568
    SK03J140  C2003 02 26.45307 08 44 25.42 +18 43 37.1                      568
    SK03J140  C2003 02 27.38454 08 44 04.35 +18 45 35.3          23.7 R      568
    SK03J140  C2003 02 27.39946 08 44 04.00 +18 45 37.0          23.6 R      568
    SK03J140  C2003 02 27.41435 08 44 03.65 +18 45 38.9          23.8 R      568
    SK03J140  C2003 03 05.32559 08 42 01.83 +18 57 11.4          23.3 R      568
    SK03J140  C2003 03 05.33618 08 42 01.57 +18 57 12.9                      568
    SK03J140  C2003 04 02.36427 08 38 08.55 +19 27 27.7          23.3 R      568
    SK03J140  C2003 04 02.43176 08 38 08.71 +19 27 29.1          23.5 R      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 14
   Perijove 2003 Oct 30.881871 TT = 21:09:53 (JD 2452943.381871)
Epoch 2003 Mar 22.0 TT = JDT 2452720.5                  Find_Orb
M 262.62219              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.43690318     Peri.  121.99213     -0.72372722     -0.65256358     
a   0.1693748      Node   339.53492     -0.60559001      0.75652939     
e   0.2593833      Incl.  140.06152      0.33087705     -0.04270885     
P   2.26 /823.97d  H   16.3           G   0.15      q 0.1254418
From 11 observations 2003 Feb. 8-Apr. 2;   RMS error 0.263 arcseconds

Residuals in arcseconds:
030208 568  .09+  .34-    030227 568  .09+  .19+    030305 568  .39-  .03-    
030208 568  .09-  .29+    030227 568  .05+  .03+    030402 568  .05-  .12-    
030226 568  .03+  .07+    030227 568  .01-  .09+    030402 568  .06+  .17+    
030226 568  .13-  .03+    030305 568  .36+  .37-    

Ephemerides:
Da Mon Year   RA              Dec         delta   r     elong mag
-- --- ----  ------------   ------------  ------ ------ ----- ---
15 Oct 2003  10 52 14.419   +08 59 06.81  6.1302 5.4076  40.3 24.4
20 Oct 2003  10 55 37.445   +08 38 25.95  6.0849 5.4171  44.3 24.4
25 Oct 2003  10 58 51.575   +08 18 27.48  6.0354 5.4265  48.4 24.4
30 Oct 2003  11 01 56.023   +07 59 17.29  5.9818 5.4357  52.6 24.4
 4 Nov 2003  11 04 50.049   +07 41 00.97  5.9243 5.4447  56.8 24.4
 9 Nov 2003  11 07 32.992   +07 23 43.44  5.8633 5.4535  61.1 24.4
14 Nov 2003  11 10 04.167   +07 07 29.67  5.7991 5.4620  65.4 24.4
19 Nov 2003  11 12 22.816   +06 52 24.96  5.7320 5.4702  69.8 24.4
24 Nov 2003  11 14 28.108   +06 38 35.11  5.6623 5.4782  74.3 24.4
29 Nov 2003  11 16 19.207   +06 26 05.96  5.5904 5.4857  78.9 24.4
 4 Dec 2003  11 17 55.408   +06 15 02.39  5.5169 5.4929  83.5 24.4
 9 Dec 2003  11 19 16.080   +06 05 28.60  5.4422 5.4997  88.2 24.3
14 Dec 2003  11 20 20.588   +05 57 28.67  5.3668 5.5061  93.0 24.3
19 Dec 2003  11 21 08.283   +05 51 06.75  5.2913 5.5121  97.8 24.3
24 Dec 2003  11 21 38.538   +05 46 26.86  5.2161 5.5175 102.8 24.2