"Pseudo-MPEC" for Jupiter XVII

Created Tue Feb 03 12:27:00 2004 using Find_Orb


 Astrometry 
 Observing stations 
 Orbital elements 
 Residuals 
 Ephemeris 

Astrometry:
J017S          1999 10  6.36219 02 05 27.71 +12 28 47.8          19.9        691
J017S          1999 10  6.38353 02 05 27.22 +12 28 44.8          20.2        691
J017S          1999 10  6.40498 02 05 26.69 +12 28 41.9          20.5        691
J017S          1999 10 12.36523 02 02 57.27 +12 14 55.4          20.2        691
J017S          1999 10 12.40965 02 02 56.06 +12 14 49.6          20.7        691
J017S          1999 10 19.33318 01 59 49.99 +11 57 15.0          20.5        691
J017S          1999 10 19.35644 01 59 49.33 +11 57 11.3          20.7        691
J017S          1999 10 19.37792 01 59 48.71 +11 57 07.9          20.6        691
J017S          1999 10 30.33261 01 54 44.66 +11 27 38.6          21.2        691
J017S          1999 10 30.35371 01 54 44.08 +11 27 34.9          21.0        691
J017S          1999 10 30.37484 01 54 43.55 +11 27 31.5          20.7        691
J017S          1999 11  4.36652 01 52 28.07 +11 14 03.0          20.8        691
J017S          1999 11  4.38952 01 52 27.39 +11 13 59.1          21.1        691
J017S          1999 11  4.41569 01 52 26.69 +11 13 54.9          20.7        691
J017S          2000 07 25.41389 04 12 16.08 +19 28 01.4                      809
J017S          2000 07 25.41704 04 12 16.18 +19 28 01.4          21.5 R      809
J017S          2000 07 25.42035 04 12 16.31 +19 28 01.5                      809
J017S          2000 07 28.40119 04 14 13.55 +19 31 39.3          20.8 R      809
J017S          2000 07 28.40910 04 14 13.85 +19 31 39.9                      809
J017S          2000 07 28.41756 04 14 14.17 +19 31 40.6                      809
J017S         C2000 11  3.37937 04 25 29.59 +19 15 52.7          20.7 V      691
J017S         C2000 11  3.41151 04 25 28.68 +19 15 50.3          21.2 V      691
J017S         C2000 11  3.43350 04 25 28.05 +19 15 49.2          21.9 V      691
J017S         C2000 11 24.27504 04 13 58.84 +18 47 56.4          20.8 R      809
J017S         C2000 11 24.28003 04 13 58.66 +18 47 56.0          20.8 R      809
J017S         C2000 11 24.29291 04 13 58.20 +18 47 54.9          20.9 R      809
J017S         C2000 11 25.28796 04 13 22.86 +18 46 33.9          20.7 R      809
J017S         C2000 11 25.29044 04 13 22.77 +18 46 33.8          20.5 R      809
J017S         C2000 11 25.29603 04 13 22.57 +18 46 33.3          20.6 R      809
J017S         C2002 01 14.07180 06 43 27.48 +23 45 02.8                      950
J017S         C2002 01 14.07815 06 43 27.24 +23 45 02.9                      950
J017S         C2002 01 14.08435 06 43 27.02 +23 45 03.0                      950

Station data:
(691) Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak-Spacewatch (N31.9580 W111.5990).
(809) European Southern Observatory, La Silla (S29.2572 W70.7296).
(950) La Palma (N28.7603 W17.8824).

Orbital elements:
Jupiter XVII
   Perijove 2003 Sep 1.212337 TT
Epoch 2003 Dec 27.0 TT = JDT 2453000.5                  Find_Orb
M  54.05091              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.46281359     Peri.   48.88613     -0.39565724     -0.70194265     
a   0.1629927      Node   285.58568     -0.91184124      0.37716519     
e   0.2800851      Incl.  142.06015      0.10954854      0.60417126     
P   2.13 /777.84d  H   13.9           G   0.15      q 0.1173409
From 32 observations 1999 Oct. 6-2002 Jan. 14;   RMS error 0.463 arcseconds

Residuals in arcseconds:
991006 691  .36-  .04-    991104 691  .38+  .26-    001103 691  .48+  .07-    
991006 691  .20+  .24-    991104 691  .40-  .44-    001124 809  .03-  .22+    
991006 691  .21+  .31-    991104 691  .24-  .40-    001124 809  .02-  .24+    
991012 691  .37-  .53+    000725 809  .09+  .34+    001124 809  .07+  .21+    
991012 691  .63-  1.2+    000725 809  .26-  .10+    001125 809  .06+  .12+    
991019 691  .11+  .05-    000725 809  .27-  .06-    001125 809  .05+  .23+    
991019 691  .09+  .08-    000728 809  .05+  .01+    001125 809  .09+  .19+    
991019 691  .09-  .08-    000728 809  .02+  .03+    020114 950  .10+  .00     
991030 691  .14-  .12+    000728 809  .03-  .12+    020114 950  .06-  .02+    
991030 691  .12+  .12-    001103 691  .51-  .70-    020114 950  .02-  .05+    
991030 691  1.1+  .05-    001103 691  .14+  .65-    

Ephemerides:
Da Mon Year   RA              Dec         delta   r     elong mag
-- --- ----  ------------   ------------  ------ ------ ----- ---
 2 Feb 2004  11 12 35.897   +07 07 10.34  4.6966 5.5414 146.0 21.4
 7 Feb 2004  11 10 34.293   +07 18 57.45  4.6536 5.5412 151.6 21.4
12 Feb 2004  11 08 20.722   +07 31 42.09  4.6173 5.5408 157.3 21.3
17 Feb 2004  11 05 57.053   +07 45 11.63  4.5880 5.5401 162.9 21.2
22 Feb 2004  11 03 25.500   +07 59 11.68  4.5661 5.5391 168.6 21.2
27 Feb 2004  11 00 48.602   +08 13 26.06  4.5519 5.5379 174.2 21.2
 3 Mar 2004  10 58 09.011   +08 27 38.38  4.5455 5.5365 178.2 21.2
 8 Mar 2004  10 55 29.354   +08 41 32.99  4.5468 5.5348 173.9 21.2
13 Mar 2004  10 52 52.170   +08 54 55.43  4.5558 5.5328 168.3 21.2
18 Mar 2004  10 50 19.971   +09 07 32.02  4.5724 5.5307 162.7 21.2
23 Mar 2004  10 47 55.277   +09 19 09.42  4.5963 5.5284 157.1 21.3
28 Mar 2004  10 45 40.446   +09 29 35.48  4.6272 5.5259 151.6 21.4
 2 Apr 2004  10 43 37.500   +09 38 40.38  4.6647 5.5232 146.2 21.4
 7 Apr 2004  10 41 48.088   +09 46 16.76  4.7083 5.5203 140.8 21.5
12 Apr 2004  10 40 13.532   +09 52 19.37  4.7575 5.5173 135.5 21.5
17 Apr 2004  10 38 54.978   +09 56 43.88  4.8117 5.5141 130.3 21.6
22 Apr 2004  10 37 53.368   +09 59 26.83  4.8705 5.5108 125.1 21.6
27 Apr 2004  10 37 09.306   +10 00 26.42  4.9333 5.5073 120.1 21.7
 2 May 2004  10 36 43.046   +09 59 42.62  4.9993 5.5037 115.1 21.7
 7 May 2004  10 36 34.547   +09 57 16.94  5.0681 5.5000 110.3 21.8