Contents.
planet: 5 - Jupiter
satellites: J6 - Himalia : 10,
J7 - Elara : 11,
J8 - Pasiphae : 9,
J9 - Sinope : 10,
J10 - Lysithea : 7,
J11 - Carme : 9,
J12 - Ananke : 8,
J13 - Leda : 8
total number: 72
type: absolute
dates: 1989-1990
observatory: 711 - McDonald Observatory, Fort Davis
Reference.
Whipple Arthur L., Shelus Peter J., and Benedict G. F., (1992)
Astrometric observations of the faint outer satellites of Jupiter
during the 1989-1990 opposition.
Astronomical Journal. V. 103. P. 617.
1992AJ____103__617W
Informations.
relative to: absolute
reference frame: astrometric
centre of frame: topocentre
epoch of equinox: 1950.0
time scale: UTC
reduction: SAO Star Catalog
coordinates: absolute
diff. refraction: no information
receptor: photographic
telescope: Otto Struve reflector, D = 2.1 m.
observers: Hemening P.D., Shelus P. J., Whipple A.L.
data included in standard data file: no
Comments.
Positions are given as topocentric astrometric,
with no E-term corrections.
Format.
1. Number of satellite (N sat): 6 - J6, 7 - J7, 8 - J8, 9 - J9,
10 - J10, 11 - J11, 12 - J12, 13 - J13.
2. Julian date (UTC) of observation with decimals
3. Hour of right ascension (alpha, h)
4. Minute of right ascension (alpha, m)
5. Second of right ascension (alpha, s)
6. Degree of declination (delta, deg)
7. Minute of declination (delta, ' )
8. Second of declination (delta, '' )
9. Unsertainty in alpha, arcsec
10. Unsertainty in delta, arcsec
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alpha delta Unsertainties
N JD (UTC) alpha delta
sat with decimals h m s deg ' '' arcsec arcsec
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