"Pseudo-MPEC" for Saturn XXVII

Created Sat Mar 06 10:39:51 2004 using Find_Orb


 Astrometry 
 Observing stations 
 Orbital elements 
 Residuals 
 Ephemeris 

Astrometry:
S027S         C2000 09 23.47373 03 57 42.41 +18 33 04.5                      568
S027S         C2000 09 23.52979 03 57 42.16 +18 33 03.6                      568
S027S         C2000 09 23.61053 03 57 41.82 +18 33 02.2          23.5 R      568
S027S         C2000 09 24.48641 03 57 38.41 +18 32 46.7          23.5 R      568
S027S         C2000 09 24.54793 03 57 38.13 +18 32 45.5          23.6 R      568
S027S         C2000 09 24.61033 03 57 37.83 +18 32 44.4          23.9 R      568
S027S         C2000 11  4.24298 03 49 30.02 +18 04 58.1                      309
S027S         C2000 11  4.28701 03 49 29.21 +18 04 55.6                      309
S027S         C2000 11 27.28907 03 42 10.70 +17 41 28.9                      675
S027S         C2000 11 27.39100 03 42 08.72 +17 41 22.4                      675
S027S         C2000 12 18.17633 03 36 04.67 +17 22 20.3                      695
S027S         C2000 12 18.25217 03 36 03.49 +17 22 16.8          23.5 R      695
S027S         C2000 12 18.30313 03 36 02.71 +17 22 14.0                      695
S027S         C2001 01 21.11472 03 30 58.65 +17 08 23.0                      675
S027S         C2001 01 21.19989 03 30 58.43 +17 08 23.4                      675
S027S         C2001 09 19.37675 04 53 04.98 +20 25 38.1               Rx     675
S027S         C2001 09 20.44765 04 53 07.62 +20 25 35.5                      675
S027S         C2001 09 20.45591 04 53 07.61 +20 25 35.8                      675
S027S         C2001 09 20.49846 04 53 07.73 +20 25 35.3               R      675
S027S         C2001 09 20.50674 04 53 07.72 +20 25 35.2                      675
S027S         C2002 11  5.29568 05 56 15.94 +22 29 49.3                x     675
S027S         C2002 11  6.36738 05 56 03.86 +22 29 46.9                      675
S027S         C2002 11  6.39575 05 56 03.52 +22 29 47.2                      675
S027S         C2002 12 31.18427 05 38 50.49 +22 24 09.1                      675
S027S         C2002 12 31.18927 05 38 50.39 +22 24 09.0                      675
S027S         C2002 12 31.19416 05 38 50.28 +22 24 08.9                      675
S027S         C2002 12 31.19912 05 38 50.19 +22 24 08.9                      675
S027S         C2002 12 31.20495 05 38 50.04 +22 24 09.1                      675
S027S         C2002 12 31.21009 05 38 49.94 +22 24 09.1                      675

Station data:
(309) Cerro Paranal (S24.6260 W70.4032).
(568) Mauna Kea (N19.8262 W155.4722).   Observers JJ Kavelaars, P. Nicholson,
    B. Gladman, V. Carruba.  Measurers J-M. Petit, B. Gladman.  Hale 5-m + CCD.
(675) Palomar Mountain (N33.3561 W116.8640).   Observers B. Gladman, J.
    Kavelaars, UT1 Science team (Service observing), P.D. Nicholson, JJ
    Kavelaars, J-M. Petit, M. Holman, T. Grav, P. Nicholson, C. Dumas, A.
    Harris.  Measurers J-M. Petit, B. Gladman.  Hale 5-m + CCD.
(695) Kitt Peak (N31.9588 W111.5947).   Observers C. W. Hergenrother, R. J.
    Whiteley, D. Means, B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, A. Harris, J-M. Petit, M.
    Holman, R.L.Allen, T.Rigg, S.M. Larson, C. Hergenrother, A. Doressoundiram,
    J. Romon, P.D. Nicholson, JJ Kavelaars, C. W. Hergenrother, UT1 Science
    team (Service observing), B. Gladman, T. Grav, P. Nicholson.  Hale 5-m +
    CCD.

Orbital elements:
Saturn XXVII
   Perisaturn 2001 May 21.651187 TT
Epoch 2001 Apr  1.0 TT = JDT 2452000.5                  Find_Orb
M 334.80949              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.49733296     Peri.  210.56113      0.19265992      0.84248449     
a   0.1039366      Node   285.21670      0.97226629     -0.09461787     
e   0.2144661      Incl.  148.57568      0.13259111     -0.53034642     
P   1.98 /723.85d  H   13.8           G   0.15      q 0.0816458
From 27 observations 2000 Sep. 23-2002 Dec. 31;   RMS error 0.371 arcseconds

Residuals in arcseconds:
000923 568  .10+  .16-    001218 695  .17-  .29+    021105 675( 1.4-  .05+)   
000923 568  .19-  .15-    001218 695  .17-  .32+    021106 675  .26-  .05-    
000923 568  .22-  .17-    001218 695  .01-  .08-    021106 675  .28-  .29+    
000924 568  .11+  .11+    010121 675  1.0+  .20+    021231 675  .11-  .07+    
000924 568  .13+  .00     010121 675  .71+  .59+    021231 675  .04-  .02+    
000924 568  .02-  .06+    010919 675( .42+  1.3-)   021231 675  .13-  .04-    
001104 309  .04-  .16-    010920 675  .07-  .19+    021231 675  .07+  .00     
001104 309  .03-  .08-    010920 675  .44-  .52+    021231 675  .31-  .26+    
001127 675  .02+  .06-    010920 675  .11+  .17+    021231 675  .19-  .30+    
001127 675  .17+  .30-    010920 675  .25-  .11+    

Ephemerides:
Da Mon Year   RA              Dec         delta   r     elong mag
-- --- ----  ------------   ------------  ------ ------ ----- ---
 6 Mar 2004  06 26 54.768   +22 49 55.56  8.5175 8.9134 110.5 23.7
 8 Mar 2004  06 26 56.523   +22 50 31.13  8.5486 8.9134 108.5 23.7
10 Mar 2004  06 27 00.232   +22 51 05.19  8.5802 8.9135 106.5 23.7
12 Mar 2004  06 27 05.891   +22 51 37.73  8.6121 8.9136 104.5 23.7
14 Mar 2004  06 27 13.500   +22 52 08.72  8.6443 8.9137 102.6 23.7
16 Mar 2004  06 27 23.056   +22 52 38.16  8.6768 8.9139 100.6 23.7
18 Mar 2004  06 27 34.554   +22 53 06.02  8.7095 8.9140  98.7 23.8
20 Mar 2004  06 27 47.985   +22 53 32.26  8.7424 8.9142  96.7 23.8
22 Mar 2004  06 28 03.335   +22 53 56.86  8.7755 8.9144  94.8 23.8
24 Mar 2004  06 28 20.588   +22 54 19.77  8.8087 8.9147  92.9 23.8
26 Mar 2004  06 28 39.721   +22 54 40.97  8.8420 8.9150  91.0 23.8
28 Mar 2004  06 29 00.710   +22 55 00.41  8.8753 8.9153  89.1 23.8
30 Mar 2004  06 29 23.527   +22 55 18.06  8.9086 8.9156  87.2 23.8
 1 Apr 2004  06 29 48.143   +22 55 33.88  8.9419 8.9159  85.3 23.8
 3 Apr 2004  06 30 14.526   +22 55 47.84  8.9751 8.9163  83.4 23.8
 5 Apr 2004  06 30 42.647   +22 55 59.91  9.0082 8.9167  81.6 23.8
 7 Apr 2004  06 31 12.473   +22 56 10.05  9.0412 8.9171  79.7 23.8
 9 Apr 2004  06 31 43.975   +22 56 18.23  9.0740 8.9176  77.9 23.8
11 Apr 2004  06 32 17.126   +22 56 24.41  9.1066 8.9181  76.0 23.9
13 Apr 2004  06 32 51.898   +22 56 28.56  9.1390 8.9185  74.2 23.9
15 Apr 2004  06 33 28.263   +22 56 30.63  9.1711 8.9191  72.4 23.9
17 Apr 2004  06 34 06.189   +22 56 30.59  9.2030 8.9196  70.6 23.9
19 Apr 2004  06 34 45.643   +22 56 28.38  9.2345 8.9202  68.8 23.9
21 Apr 2004  06 35 26.588   +22 56 23.96  9.2657 8.9208  67.0 23.9
23 Apr 2004  06 36 08.984   +22 56 17.28  9.2965 8.9214  65.2 23.9
25 Apr 2004  06 36 52.792   +22 56 08.32  9.3269 8.9220  63.4 23.9
27 Apr 2004  06 37 37.969   +22 55 57.02  9.3568 8.9227  61.6 23.9
29 Apr 2004  06 38 24.475   +22 55 43.36  9.3863 8.9234  59.9 23.9
 1 May 2004  06 39 12.268   +22 55 27.30  9.4152 8.9241  58.1 23.9
 3 May 2004  06 40 01.305   +22 55 08.81  9.4437 8.9248  56.4 23.9
 5 May 2004  06 40 51.547   +22 54 47.88  9.4716 8.9256  54.6 23.9
 7 May 2004  06 41 42.956   +22 54 24.47  9.4990 8.9263  52.9 23.9
 9 May 2004  06 42 35.499   +22 53 58.56  9.5258 8.9271  51.1 23.9
11 May 2004  06 43 29.142   +22 53 30.12  9.5520 8.9280  49.4 23.9
13 May 2004  06 44 23.849   +22 52 59.13  9.5776 8.9288  47.7 23.9
15 May 2004  06 45 19.584   +22 52 25.56  9.6025 8.9297  46.0 23.9
17 May 2004  06 46 16.309   +22 51 49.38  9.6268 8.9305  44.3 23.9
19 May 2004  06 47 13.982   +22 51 10.57  9.6503 8.9314  42.6 23.9
21 May 2004  06 48 12.562   +22 50 29.11  9.6732 8.9324  40.9 23.9
23 May 2004  06 49 12.006   +22 49 45.00  9.6954 8.9333  39.2 23.9
25 May 2004  06 50 12.273   +22 48 58.21  9.7168 8.9343  37.5 23.9
27 May 2004  06 51 13.318   +22 48 08.76  9.7375 8.9353  35.8 23.9
29 May 2004  06 52 15.099   +22 47 16.63  9.7573 8.9363  34.1 23.9
31 May 2004  06 53 17.576   +22 46 21.85  9.7765 8.9373  32.4 23.9
 2 Jun 2004  06 54 20.709   +22 45 24.41  9.7948 8.9384  30.8 23.9
 4 Jun 2004  06 55 24.461   +22 44 24.33  9.8123 8.9394  29.1 23.9
 6 Jun 2004  06 56 28.799   +22 43 21.62  9.8290 8.9405  27.4 23.8
 8 Jun 2004  06 57 33.690   +22 42 16.28  9.8448 8.9416  25.8 23.8
10 Jun 2004  06 58 39.100   +22 41 08.34  9.8599 8.9428  24.1 23.8
12 Jun 2004  06 59 44.993   +22 39 57.79  9.8740 8.9439  22.5 23.8