Contents.
planet: 6 - Saturn
satellites: S12-Helene:22
total number: 22
type: relative
dates: 1985-1987
observatory: 874 - Itajuba (Laboratorio Nacional de Astrofisica)
Reference.
Veiga C.H., Vieira Martins R. (2000)
Astrometric photographic observations of Helene.
Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser. V. 143. P. 405.
2000A&AS__143__405V
Informations.
relative to: S6-Titan: 22
reference frame: astrometric
centre of frame: topocentre
epoch of equinox: J2000
time scale: TT
reduction: no information
coordinates: X, Y
diff. refraction: no information
receptor: photographic
telescope: no information
observers: Veiga C.H., Vieira Martins R.
data included in standard data file: no
Comments.
Abstract:
Astrometric photographic positions of the Saturnian
satellite Helene obtained from 22 plates taken in 6
nights are presented. The observations are distributed
between 5 missions in 1985 and 1987. All positions are
compared with those calculated by Jacobson (1999,
personal communication). The residuals have mean and
standard deviation smaller than 0.25" and 0.30"
respectively.
evaluation: The differences O-C(X), O-C(Y) are published
in the article. For these values one have:
X Y
M. (mean) 0.178" -0.101"
R.M.S. (root mean square) 0.434" 0.250"
The differences O-C(X)e, O-C(Y)e were also
calculated by N.Emelianov with the theory by
P. Oberty for Helene and with the theory by
Harper & Taylor for Titan.
With these O-C one have
X Y
M. (mean) -0.087" -0.181"
R.M.S. (root mean square) 0.470" 0.536"
Format.
Bytes Format Units Label Explanations
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1- 4 I4 yr Obs.Y Year of the mean instant
of observation
6 I1 --- Obs.M Month of the mean instant
of observation
8- 15 F8.5 d Obs.D Decimal day of the mean instant
of observation
17- 24 F8.3 arcsec X Differential topocentric
coordinate, {Delta}RAcosDE (1)
26- 32 F7.3 arcsec Y Differential topocentric
coordinate, {Delta}DE (1)
34- 39 F6.3 arcsec (O-C)X Observed minus calculated
value of X
41- 46 F6.3 arcsec (O-C)Y Observed minus calculated
value of Y
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Note (1): Differential topocentric coordinates are referred to
Titan. The reference system is defined by the mean
equator and equinox J2000
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Obs.Y Obs.D X Y (O-C)X (O-C)Y
Obs.M arcsec arcsec arcsec arcsec
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