"Pseudo-MPEC" for Saturn XXVIII

Created Sat Mar 06 10:34:47 2004 using Find_Orb


 Astrometry 
 Observing stations 
 Orbital elements 
 Residuals 
 Ephemeris 

Astrometry:
S028S        6C2000 09 23.47373 03 58 47.49 +18 34 49.6          23.1 R      568
S028S        6C2000 09 23.52979 03 58 47.19 +18 34 48.9          23.2 R      568
S028S        6C2000 09 23.61053 03 58 46.75 +18 34 48.0          22.9 R      568
S028S        6C2000 09 24.48641 03 58 42.24 +18 34 36.7          23.2 R      568
S028S        6C2000 09 24.54793 03 58 41.88 +18 34 35.8          23.3 R      568
S028S        6C2000 09 24.61033 03 58 41.50 +18 34 34.9          23.0 R      568
S028S         C2000 11 24.20963 03 42 42.59 +17 51 40.7          23.0 R      809
S028S         C2000 11 24.23184 03 42 42.16 +17 51 39.5          22.7 R      809
S028S         C2000 11 24.25284 03 42 41.68 +17 51 38.4          22.7 R      809
S028S         C2000 11 27.18394 03 41 40.47 +17 48 53.4                      675
S028S         C2000 11 27.22202 03 41 39.65 +17 48 51.1          22.5 R      675
S028S         C2000 11 27.25987 03 41 38.84 +17 48 49.0          22.8 R      675
S028S         C2000 12 16.24178 03 35 31.80 +17 32 55.5          23.0 R      695
S028S         C2000 12 16.28286 03 35 31.07 +17 32 53.6          22.5 R      695
S028S         C2000 12 16.32715 03 35 30.31 +17 32 51.8                      695
S028S          2000 12 17.25568 03 35 14.48 +17 32 12.4          23.0 R      695
S028S         C2001 01 19.11978 03 29 17.94 +17 21 13.8          23.3 R      675
S028S         C2001 01 19.13489 03 29 17.83 +17 21 13.9          23.3 R      675
S028S         C2001 01 19.27437 03 29 17.29 +17 21 14.5          23.0 R      675
S028S         C2001 08 24.54571 04 50 52.72 +21 19 25.4          23.2 R      568
S028S         C2001 08 24.56580 04 50 52.98 +21 19 25.7          23.2 R      568
S028S         C2001 08 24.58853 04 50 53.33 +21 19 26.0          23.6 R      568
S028S         C2001 09 19.39932 04 54 41.35 +21 22 47.7                      675
S028S         C2001 09 19.44142 04 54 41.45 +21 22 47.6          23.1 R      675
S028S         C2001 09 19.47078 04 54 41.54 +21 22 47.5          23.2 R      675
S028S         C2002 12 31.18427 05 38 17.50 +22 14 20.7          22.2 R      675
S028S         C2002 12 31.19416 05 38 17.30 +22 14 21.1          22.2 R      675
S028S         C2002 12 31.21009 05 38 16.98 +22 14 21.3          22.4 R      675

Station data:
(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.
(809) European Southern Observatory, La Silla (S29.2572 W70.7296).

Orbital elements:
Saturn XXVIII
   Perisaturn 2000 May 6.563335 TT
Epoch 2001 Apr  1.0 TT = JDT 2452000.5                  Find_Orb
M 134.31109              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.40769929     Peri.  284.84287      0.28120884     -0.89913054     
a   0.1186607      Node   142.85322      0.94333623      0.32315915     
e   0.6115476      Incl.   33.73894     -0.17617699      0.29518202     
P   2.42 /882.99d  H   13.2           G   0.15      q 0.0460940
From 28 observations 2000 Sep. 23-2002 Dec. 31;   RMS error 0.394 arcseconds

Residuals in arcseconds:
000923 568  .01-  .27-    001127 675  .04+  .03-    010824 568  .24-  .06+    
000923 568  .02-  .32-    001127 675  .07-  .05-    010824 568  .16+  .09-    
000923 568  .03-  .23-    001216 695  .56-  .68+    010919 675  .10+  .07-    
000924 568  .31+  .08+    001216 695  .64-  .55+    010919 675  .05-  .12-    
000924 568  .29+  .02-    001216 695  .38-  .68+    010919 675  .15+  .18-    
000924 568  .12+  .06-    001217 695  .26-  .46+    021231 675  .13+  .17-    
001124 809  .26-  .32-    010119 675  .54+  .31-    021231 675  .04+  .06+    
001124 809  .38+  .26-    010119 675  .12-  .29-    021231 675  .07-  .00     
001124 809  .06-  .16-    010119 675  .38+  .32-    
001127 675  .25+  .19+    010824 568  .11+  .16+    

Ephemerides:
Da Mon Year   RA              Dec         delta   r     elong mag
-- --- ----  ------------   ------------  ------ ------ ----- ---
 6 Mar 2004  06 27 50.594   +23 19 52.82  8.4785 8.8776 110.7 23.1
 8 Mar 2004  06 27 48.391   +23 19 55.43  8.5097 8.8775 108.7 23.1
10 Mar 2004  06 27 48.179   +23 19 56.58  8.5413 8.8774 106.7 23.1
12 Mar 2004  06 27 49.959   +23 19 56.28  8.5733 8.8774 104.7 23.1
14 Mar 2004  06 27 53.727   +23 19 54.53  8.6055 8.8773 102.7 23.1
16 Mar 2004  06 27 59.481   +23 19 51.34  8.6380 8.8773 100.7 23.1
18 Mar 2004  06 28 07.218   +23 19 46.70  8.6707 8.8772  98.8 23.1
20 Mar 2004  06 28 16.928   +23 19 40.60  8.7036 8.8772  96.8 23.1
22 Mar 2004  06 28 28.598   +23 19 33.03  8.7367 8.8771  94.9 23.2
24 Mar 2004  06 28 42.211   +23 19 23.97  8.7698 8.8771  92.9 23.2
26 Mar 2004  06 28 57.744   +23 19 13.40  8.8030 8.8771  91.0 23.2
28 Mar 2004  06 29 15.173   +23 19 01.30  8.8363 8.8771  89.1 23.2
30 Mar 2004  06 29 34.470   +23 18 47.65  8.8695 8.8771  87.2 23.2
 1 Apr 2004  06 29 55.605   +23 18 32.42  8.9027 8.8771  85.3 23.2
 3 Apr 2004  06 30 18.547   +23 18 15.59  8.9357 8.8771  83.4 23.2
 5 Apr 2004  06 30 43.265   +23 17 57.14  8.9687 8.8771  81.6 23.2
 7 Apr 2004  06 31 09.727   +23 17 37.04  9.0015 8.8771  79.7 23.2
 9 Apr 2004  06 31 37.903   +23 17 15.28  9.0341 8.8772  77.8 23.2
11 Apr 2004  06 32 07.765   +23 16 51.82  9.0665 8.8772  76.0 23.2
13 Apr 2004  06 32 39.286   +23 16 26.63  9.0987 8.8773  74.1 23.2
15 Apr 2004  06 33 12.437   +23 15 59.68  9.1306 8.8773  72.3 23.2
17 Apr 2004  06 33 47.186   +23 15 30.93  9.1621 8.8774  70.5 23.2
19 Apr 2004  06 34 23.498   +23 15 00.34  9.1933 8.8775  68.7 23.3
21 Apr 2004  06 35 01.336   +23 14 27.87  9.2242 8.8776  66.9 23.3
23 Apr 2004  06 35 40.662   +23 13 53.48  9.2546 8.8776  65.1 23.3
25 Apr 2004  06 36 21.433   +23 13 17.13  9.2846 8.8777  63.3 23.3
27 Apr 2004  06 37 03.609   +23 12 38.78  9.3142 8.8778  61.5 23.3
29 Apr 2004  06 37 47.146   +23 11 58.41  9.3432 8.8780  59.7 23.3
 1 May 2004  06 38 32.003   +23 11 15.98  9.3718 8.8781  57.9 23.3
 3 May 2004  06 39 18.136   +23 10 31.46  9.3997 8.8782  56.2 23.3
 5 May 2004  06 40 05.508   +23 09 44.83  9.4272 8.8783  54.4 23.3
 7 May 2004  06 40 54.078   +23 08 56.07  9.4540 8.8785  52.7 23.3
 9 May 2004  06 41 43.813   +23 08 05.14  9.4803 8.8786  50.9 23.3
11 May 2004  06 42 34.679   +23 07 12.02  9.5059 8.8788  49.2 23.3
13 May 2004  06 43 26.640   +23 06 16.67  9.5309 8.8790  47.5 23.3
15 May 2004  06 44 19.659   +23 05 19.07  9.5552 8.8792  45.7 23.3
17 May 2004  06 45 13.696   +23 04 19.19  9.5788 8.8793  44.0 23.3
19 May 2004  06 46 08.712   +23 03 17.00  9.6017 8.8795  42.3 23.3
21 May 2004  06 47 04.664   +23 02 12.48  9.6239 8.8797  40.6 23.3
23 May 2004  06 48 01.508   +23 01 05.61  9.6454 8.8800  38.9 23.3
25 May 2004  06 48 59.202   +22 59 56.39  9.6660 8.8802  37.2 23.3
27 May 2004  06 49 57.702   +22 58 44.80  9.6859 8.8804  35.5 23.2
29 May 2004  06 50 56.965   +22 57 30.85  9.7050 8.8807  33.8 23.2
31 May 2004  06 51 56.951   +22 56 14.52  9.7233 8.8809  32.1 23.2
 2 Jun 2004  06 52 57.619   +22 54 55.83  9.7408 8.8812  30.4 23.2
 4 Jun 2004  06 53 58.933   +22 53 34.78  9.7574 8.8814  28.8 23.2
 6 Jun 2004  06 55 00.858   +22 52 11.38  9.7732 8.8817  27.1 23.2
 8 Jun 2004  06 56 03.362   +22 50 45.62  9.7882 8.8820  25.4 23.2
10 Jun 2004  06 57 06.410   +22 49 17.52  9.8023 8.8823  23.7 23.2
12 Jun 2004  06 58 09.966   +22 47 47.07  9.8155 8.8826  22.1 23.2