"Pseudo-MPEC" for Saturn XXX

Created Fri Oct 10 09:53:00 2003 using Find_Orb


 Astrometry 
 Observing stations 
 Orbital elements 
 Residuals 
 Ephemeris 

Astrometry:
S030S        6C2000 09 23.42883 03 54 08.54 +17 57 46.0          23.7 R      568
S030S        6C2000 09 23.48554 03 54 08.18 +17 57 44.6          23.7 R      568
S030S        6C2000 09 23.55431 03 54 07.73 +17 57 42.5          24.2 R      568
S030S        6C2000 09 24.43323 03 54 02.30 +17 57 15.0                      568
S030S        6C2000 09 24.49743 03 54 01.89 +17 57 13.2                      568
S030S        6C2000 09 24.56052 03 54 01.45 +17 57 11.2          24.1 R      568
S030S         C2000 11 04.25248 03 44 35.80 +17 22 12.3                      309
S030S         C2000 11 04.29623 03 44 34.93 +17 22 09.4                      309
S030S         C2000 11 27.36905 03 36 45.55 +16 56 29.5                      675
S030S         C2000 11 27.41988 03 36 44.52 +16 56 26.0                      675
S030S         C2000 12 18.20442 03 30 22.15 +16 37 03.4                      695
S030S         C2000 12 18.28395 03 30 20.85 +16 36 59.7                      695
S030S         C2000 12 18.28904 03 30 20.77 +16 36 59.3                      695
S030S         C2001 02 24.02668 03 27 59.26 +16 46 16.4                      309
S030S         C2001 02 24.05658 03 27 59.67 +16 46 18.5                      309
S030S         C2001 09 20.43688 04 49 53.60 +20 30 31.3          23.8 R      675
S030S         C2001 09 20.48751 04 49 53.73 +20 30 31.0          23.8 R      675
S030S         C2001 09 20.52010 04 49 53.81 +20 30 30.4          23.9 R      675
S030S         C2002 11 05.30225 05 55 15.47 +22 06 52.8                      675
S030S         C2002 11 05.35700 05 55 14.91 +22 06 52.7                      675
S030S         C2002 11 06.30885 05 55 04.68 +22 06 52.5                      675
S030S         C2002 11 06.31540 05 55 04.61 +22 06 52.8                      675
S030S         C2002 11 06.32229 05 55 04.50 +22 06 52.8                      675
S030S         C2002 11 06.32853 05 55 04.44 +22 06 52.6                      675
S030S         C2002 11 06.33479 05 55 04.39 +22 06 52.6                      675
S030S         C2002 11 06.34109 05 55 04.30 +22 06 52.8                      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 XXX
   Perisaturn 2000 Feb 8.037549 TT =  0:54:04 (JD 2451582.537549)
Epoch 2001 Apr  1.0 TT = JDT 2452000.5                  Find_Orb
M 141.48154              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.33850299     Peri.   88.69871     -0.92172273      0.37924772     
a   0.1343255      Node   246.41669      0.31118644      0.84813906     
e   0.5551486      Incl.  174.91502      0.23149556      0.36990715     
P   2.91           H   14.0           G   0.15      q 0.0597549
From 26 observations 2000 Sep. 23-2002 Nov. 6;   RMS error 0.392 arcseconds

Residuals in arcseconds:
000923 568  .28+  .17-    001127 675  .10-  .16-    021105 675  .51-  .19+    
000923 568  .22+  .06+    001218 695  .38-  .63+    021105 675  .03-  .00     
000923 568  .08+  .02-    001218 695  .47-  .56+    021106 675  .32+  .22-    
000924 568  .09+  .40-    001218 695  .43-  .40+    021106 675  .37+  .07+    
000924 568  .41+  .27-    010224 309  .21-  .14-    021106 675  .07-  .06+    
000924 568  .29+  .33-    010224 309  .35+  .14+    021106 675  .07+  .15-    
001104 309  .04+  .18-    010920 675  .36-  .01+    021106 675  .36+  .16-    
001104 309  .05+  .17-    010920 675  .26-  .13-    021106 675  .10+  .03+    
001127 675  .29-  .03+    010920 675  .22-  .61-    

Ephemerides:
Da Mon Year   RA              Dec         delta   r     elong mag
-- --- ----  ------------   ------------  ------ ------ ----- ---
15 Oct 2003  06 51 39.136   +22 05 30.70  8.8544 9.0678  99.2 24.0
20 Oct 2003  06 51 54.077   +22 05 07.11  8.7705 9.0651 104.1 23.9
25 Oct 2003  06 51 57.106   +22 04 58.87  8.6883 9.0624 109.1 23.9
30 Oct 2003  06 51 48.136   +22 05 06.41  8.6084 9.0597 114.1 23.9
 4 Nov 2003  06 51 27.279   +22 05 29.82  8.5316 9.0569 119.2 23.8
 9 Nov 2003  06 50 54.778   +22 06 08.77  8.4584 9.0541 124.3 23.8
14 Nov 2003  06 50 10.944   +22 07 02.59  8.3894 9.0513 129.5 23.8
19 Nov 2003  06 49 16.184   +22 08 10.39  8.3251 9.0485 134.8 23.7
24 Nov 2003  06 48 11.052   +22 09 31.02  8.2663 9.0457 140.1 23.7
29 Nov 2003  06 46 56.334   +22 11 03.15  8.2133 9.0429 145.4 23.7
 4 Dec 2003  06 45 33.036   +22 12 45.08  8.1668 9.0401 150.8 23.6
 9 Dec 2003  06 44 02.255   +22 14 34.90  8.1271 9.0373 156.2 23.6
14 Dec 2003  06 42 25.160   +22 16 30.68  8.0946 9.0344 161.7 23.6
19 Dec 2003  06 40 43.013   +22 18 30.49  8.0696 9.0316 167.2 23.6
24 Dec 2003  06 38 57.219   +22 20 32.51  8.0524 9.0288 172.6 23.5