"Pseudo-MPEC" for Uranus XX

Created Wed Oct 01 10:34:55 2003 using Find_Orb


 Astrometry 
 Observing stations 
 Orbital elements 
 Residuals 
 Ephemeris 

Astrometry:
U020S          1999 07 18.51250 21 13 38.33 -16 49 57.1          24.3 R      568
U020S          1999 07 18.53981 21 13 38.09 -16 49 58.3                      568
U020S          1999 07 18.56707 21 13 37.83 -16 49 59.6                      568
U020S          1999 07 18.59355 21 13 37.61 -16 50 00.6                      568
U020S          1999 07 19.50227 21 13 29.54 -16 50 39.5                      568
U020S          1999 07 19.53627 21 13 29.22 -16 50 41.0                      568
U020S          1999 07 19.57032 21 13 28.89 -16 50 42.4                      568
U020S          1999 07 19.61147 21 13 28.52 -16 50 44.7                      568
U020S          1999 07 21.46464 21 13 11.76 -16 52 06.7          24.3 R      568
U020S          1999 07 21.49222 21 13 11.49 -16 52 08.1                      568
U020S          1999 07 21.51919 21 13 11.26 -16 52 09.3                      568
U020S          1999 08  9.27571 21 10 12.46 -17 06 25.9          24.2 R      675
U020S          1999 08  9.28309 21 10 12.40 -17 06 26.1          23.7 R      675
U020S          1999 08  9.30884 21 10 12.16 -17 06 27.3          24.1 R      675
U020S          1999 08  9.31626 21 10 12.07 -17 06 27.4          24.2 R      675
U020S          1999 08  9.33984 21 10 11.82 -17 06 28.8          23.8 R      675
U020S          1999 08  9.34726 21 10 11.76 -17 06 28.9          23.9 R      675
U020S          1999 09  2.14727 21 06 29.50 -17 23 30.9                      695
U020S          1999 09  2.16706 21 06 29.32 -17 23 31.1                      695
U020S          1999 09  2.20248 21 06 29.01 -17 23 32.7  poor astrometry     695
U020S         C2000 08 03.17179 21 27 04.00 -15 44 08.7          23.9 R      809
U020S         C2000 08 03.20671 21 27 03.67 -15 44 10.3          24.1 R      809
U020S         C2000 08 03.23403 21 27 03.42 -15 44 11.3          23.9 R      809
U020S         C2000 08 03.27028 21 27 03.07 -15 44 12.8          24.1 R      809
U020S         C2000 08 05.44288 21 26 43.40 -15 45 41.1          23.9 R      568
U020S         C2000 08 05.48448 21 26 43.00 -15 45 42.7                      568
U020S         C2000 08 05.52555 21 26 42.64 -15 45 44.1                      568
U020S         C2001 07 24.56063 21 45 16.54 -14 23 55.1                      568
U020S         C2001 07 24.60303 21 45 16.18 -14 23 57.1          23.8 R      568
U020S         C2001 08 13.23319 21 42 15.86 -14 40 03.8          24.3 R      807
U020S         C2001 08 13.29446 21 42 15.26 -14 40 06.6          24.3 R      807
U020S         C2001 08 13.35711 21 42 14.66 -14 40 09.7          24.4 R      807
U020S         C2001 08 25.32061 21 40 20.53 -14 50 03.7                      568

Station data:
(568) Mauna Kea (N19.8262 W155.4722).   Observer JJ Kavelaars.  CFHT 3.6m +
    CCD.
(675) Palomar Mountain (N33.3561 W116.8640).
(695) Kitt Peak (N31.9588 W111.5947).   Observers J. Kavelaars, M. Holman,
    J-M. Petit, B. Gladman.  Measurer B. Gladman.  CFHT 3.5-m + CCD.
(807) Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena (S30.1692 W70.8059).   Observers M.
    Holman, JJ Kavelaars.  Measurer JJ Kavelaars.  CTIO 4m + CCD.
(809) European Southern Observatory, La Silla (S29.2572 W70.7296).

Orbital elements:
Uranus XX
   Periuranus 2000 Jul 16.374519 TT =  8:59:18 (JD 2451741.874519)
Epoch 2001 Apr  1.0 TT = JDT 2452000.5                  Find_Orb
M 137.49278              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.53162893     Peri.   29.01293     -0.92547874      0.36459400     
a   0.0531413      Node   189.53959      0.09168571      0.47882532     
e   0.1443898      Incl.  141.67889      0.36753616      0.79862226     
P   1.85 /677.15d  H   11.0           G   0.15      q 0.0454683
From 33 observations 1999 Jul. 18-2001 Aug. 25;   RMS error 0.740 arcseconds

Residuals in arcseconds:
990718 568  .03-  .29-    990809 675  .27-  .44-    000803 809  .32-  .05-    
990718 568  .08+  .30-    990809 675  .08-  .30-    000803 809  .54-  .08-    
990718 568  .11-  .42-    990809 675  .14+  .32-    000805 568  .35+  .10+    
990718 568  .17+  .27-    990809 675  .10-  .08-    000805 568  .16+  .19+    
990719 568  .49+  .71+    990809 675  .33-  .40-    000805 568  .47+  .45+    
990719 568  .36+  .70+    990809 675  .14-  .16-    010724 568  1.4-  1.0-    
990719 568  .09+  .79+    990902 695  .64+  .62-    010724 568  1.2-  1.1-    
990719 568  .17+  .28+    990902 695  .54+  .04-    010813 807  .76+  .83+    
990721 568  .47-  .32+    990902 695  .53+  .27-    010813 807  .70+  1.1+    
990721 568  .67-  .14+    000803 809  .24-  .03+    010813 807  .79+  1.1+    
990721 568  .37-  .14+    000803 809  .35-  .15-    010825 568  .62-  .32+    

Ephemerides:
Da Mon Year   RA              Dec         delta   r     elong mag
-- --- ----  ------------   ------------  ------ ------ ----- ---
20 Sep 2003  22 08 23.481   -12 25 12.64  19.1586 20.0593 153.1 24.2
25 Sep 2003  22 07 44.476   -12 28 37.57  19.1997 20.0576 148.0 24.2
30 Sep 2003  22 07 08.312   -12 31 44.72  19.2472 20.0558 143.0 24.2
 5 Oct 2003  22 06 35.393   -12 34 32.03  19.3007 20.0540 137.9 24.2
10 Oct 2003  22 06 06.052   -12 36 57.83  19.3596 20.0521 132.8 24.2
15 Oct 2003  22 05 40.580   -12 39 00.73  19.4236 20.0502 127.8 24.2
20 Oct 2003  22 05 19.252   -12 40 39.46  19.4922 20.0483 122.7 24.2
25 Oct 2003  22 05 02.325   -12 41 52.83  19.5648 20.0463 117.7 24.2
30 Oct 2003  22 04 50.025   -12 42 39.77  19.6408 20.0443 112.7 24.2
 4 Nov 2003  22 04 42.508   -12 42 59.58  19.7197 20.0423 107.6 24.2
 9 Nov 2003  22 04 39.861   -12 42 51.92  19.8009 20.0402 102.6 24.2
14 Nov 2003  22 04 42.139   -12 42 16.65  19.8836 20.0382  97.6 24.2
19 Nov 2003  22 04 49.381   -12 41 13.72  19.9673 20.0361  92.6 24.3
24 Nov 2003  22 05 01.601   -12 39 43.14  20.0513 20.0341  87.6 24.3
29 Nov 2003  22 05 18.765   -12 37 45.12  20.1351 20.0320  82.6 24.3