Contents.
planet: 8 - Neptune
satellites: 1 - S/2002 N 1 :17,
2 - S/2002 N 2 :23,
3 - S/2002 N 3 :17
total number: 57
type: absolute
dates: 2001-2002
observatory: 309 - Cerro Paranal
568 - Mauna Kea
807 - Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena
Reference.
M.P.E.C. 2003-A75
Informations.
relative to: absolute
reference frame: astrometric
centre of frame: topocentre
epoch of equinox: J2000
time scale: UTC
reduction: no information
coordinates: absolute
diff. refraction: no information
receptor: CCD
telescope: 1 - ESO 8.2-m UT3 Telescope, D = 8.2 m.
2 - Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, D = 3.6 m,
3 - Blanco reflector, D = 4.0 m
observers: 1 - Petit J.-M., Rousselot P., Mousis O.
Measurer Gladman B.
2 - Kavelaars J. Measurer Holman M.
3 - Holman M., Kavelaars J. Measurers Holman M.,
Kavelaars J., Grav T., Fraser W., Milisavljevic D.
data included in standard data file: no
Comments.
Magnitudes reported
for S/2002 N 1 are 23.8 - 24.6
for S/2002 N 2 are 25.2 - 25.7
for S/2002 N 3 are 24.9 - 25.4
Format.
1. Number of satellite (see above)
2. Year of the moment of observation
3. Month of the moment of observation
4. Day of the moment of observation with decimals
5. Hour of right ascension (alpha, h)
6. Minute of right ascension (alpha, m)
7. Second of right ascension (alpha, s)
8. Degree of declination (delta, deg)
9. Minute of declination (delta, ' )
10. Second of declination (delta, '' )
11. Number of observatory, N site (see above)
12. Number of observer, N obs (see above)
13. Number of telescope, N tel (see above)
--------------------------------------------------------------
N Year alpha delta N N
sat month day with site N tel
decimals h m s deg ' '' obs
--------------------------------------------------------------