Contents.
planet: 8 - Neptune
satellites: 1 - S/2002 N 1 :19,
2 - S/2003 N 1 :21
total number: 40
type: absolute
dates: 2001-2003
observatory: 304 - Las Campanas Observatory
568 - Mauna Kea
807 - Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena
Reference.
MPC Communication 22 Sep 2003
M.P.E.C. 2003-R18 Issued 2003 Sept. 3
M.P.E.C. 2003-R19 Issued 2003 Sept. 3
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: 304 - 6.5-m Clay reflector
568 - 8.2-m Subaru reflector
807 - 4-m Blanco reflector
observers: 304 - M. Holman, D. Trilling, W. Fraser.
Measurer M. Holman
568 - S. S. Sheppard, D. C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna.
Measurer S. S. Sheppard.
807 - M. Holman, J. Kavelaars, T. Grav, W. Fraser.
Measurer M. Holman
data included in standard data file: no
Comments.
Magnitudes reported
for S/2002 N 1 are 24.0 - 25.0
for S/2003 N 1 are 24.9 - 26.0
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, telescope, observer, N obs (see above)
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N Year alpha delta
sat month day with N
decimals h m s deg ' '' obs
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