Contents. planet: 6 - Saturn satellites: S1 - Mimas: 62, S2 - Enceladus: 334, S3 - Tethys: 663, S4 - Dione: 887, S5 - Rhea: 1033, S6 - Titan: 1367, S7 - Hyperion: 358, S8 - Iapetus: 1003, total number: 5707 type: absolute dates: 1966-1989 observatory: 084 - Pulkovo; 089 - Nikolaev; 094 - Crimea-Simeis; 114 - Engelhardt Observatory, Zelenchukskaya Station; 119 - Abastuman; 136 - Engelhardt Observatory, Kasan; 286 - Yunnan Observatory; 501 - Herstmonceux; 673 - Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood; 688 - Lowell Observatory, Anderson Mesa Station; 711 - McDonald Observatory, Fort Davis; 780 - Leander McCormick Observatory, Charlottesville; 809 - European Southern Observatory, La Silla; 950 - La Palma; 999 - Bordeaux-Floirac; Reference. 0 - Strugnell P. R., Taylor D. B., (1990) A catalogue of ground-based observations of the eight major satellites of Saturn, 1874-1989 Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series V. 83. N. 2. P. 289-300. 1990A&AS___83__289S 12 - Soulie G, (1968) Positions de grosses planetes et de leurs satellites et de la Lune Journal des observateurs V. 51. P. 315-323. 1968JdesO__51__315S Observer: Soulie G. Telescopes: 30 cm refractor 13 - Chernykh L. I., Chernykh N. S., (1971) Observations of the planet Pluto, minor planets 10 Hygiea 433 Eros, VII, VIII and IX satellites of Saturn made at the krimean astrophysical observatory of the sovjet academi of science. Institut teoreticheskoi astronomii (Institut for theoretical astronomy), Bulleten. V. 12. N. 8. P. 739-741. 1971BITA___12__739C Telescope - astrograph, D = 40 cm 14 - Soulie G., (1972) Positions de grosses planetes et de la Lune observees a l'equatorial photographique de 0,33 m Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series V. 6. P. 311-326. 1972A&AS____6__311S Observer: Soulie G. Telescope: 13-inch photographic refractor 15 - Soulie G., (1975) Positions of the major planets and the moon observed at the photographic equatorial of 0.33 m. In french Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series V. 22. P. 49-61. 1975A&AS___22___49S Observer: Soulie G. Telescope: 33-cm refractor 16 - Peters C.F., (1973) Table Mountain satellite observations: 1971-72 Astronomical Journal V. 78. N. 9. P. 957-958. 1973AJ_____78__957P Observer: Peters F C. Telescope: 24-inch reflector. 18 - Kiseleva T. P., Panova G. V., Kalinichenko O. A., (1977) Photographic position observations of Saturn and its satellites in 1971-1974 at Pulkovo. In russian. Glavnaia Astronomicheskaia Observatoriia, Izvestiia N. 195. P. 49-66. 1977IzPul_195___49K Observers: Kiseleva T. P., Panova G. V., Kalinichenko O. A. Telescopes: 26-inch refractor 19 - Kiseleva T. P., Panova G. V., Kalinichenko O. A., (1977) Photographic position observations of Saturn and its satellites in 1971-1974 at Pulkovo. In russian. Glavnaia Astronomicheskaia Observatoriia, Izvestiia N. 195. P. 49-66. 1977IzPul_195___49K Observers: Kiseleva T. P., Panova G. V., Kalinichenko O. A. Telescopes: normal astrograph 20 - Kiseleva T. P., Panova G. V., Kalinichenko O. A., (1977) Photographic position observations of Saturn and its satellites in 1971-1974 at Pulkovo. In russian. Glavnaia Astronomicheskaia Observatoriia, Izvestiia N. 195. P. 49-66. 1977IzPul_195___49K Observers: Kiseleva T. P., Panova G. V., Kalinichenko O. A. Telescopes: AKD(double short-focus astrograph) 21 - Abbot R.I., Mulholland J.D., Shelus P.J., (1975) Astrometric observations of Saturn's satellites from McDonald Observatory, 1972 Astronomical Journal, Sept. 1975 V. 80. P. 723-728. 1975AJ_____80__723A Observers: Abbot R.I., Mulholland J.D., Shelus P.J. Telescopes: 2.1 m reflector, 76 cm eflector. Meas.machine: Mann measures 22 - Abbot R.I., Mulholland J.D., Shelus P.J., (1975) Astrometric observations of Saturn's satellites from McDonald Observatory, 1972 Astronomical Journal, Sept. 1975 V. 80. P. 723-728. 1975AJ_____80__723A Observers: Abbot R.I., Mulholland J.D., Shelus P.J. Telescopes: 2.1 m reflector, 76 cm eflector. Meas.machine: PDS measures 23 - Kiseleva T.P., Koroleva L.S., Panova G.V., (1975) The positional photographic observations of the satellites of Saturn with the normal astrograph in 1972 at Pulkovo Institut Teoreticheskoi Astronomii Biulleten V. 14. N. 1. P. 60-62. 1975BITA___14___60K Observers: Kiseleva T P, Koroleva L S, Panova G V. Telescope: normal astrograph. 24 - Soulie G., (1978) Positions of asteroids, major planets, and the moon. In french Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series V. 33. P. 257-264. 1978A&AS___33__257S Observer: Soulie G. Telescope: 33-cm refractor 25 - Sinclair A.T., (1974) A theory of the motion of Iapetus Royal Astronomical Society, Monthly Notices V. 169. P. 591-605. 1974MNRAS_169__591S Sinclair A.T., (1977) The orbits of Tethys, Dione, Rhea, Titan and Iapetus Royal Astronomical Society, Monthly Notices V. 180. P. 447-459. 1977MNRAS_180__447S Observer: Sinclair A.T. Telescope: 13-inch refractor. 26 - Sinclair A.T., (1974) A theory of the motion of Iapetus Royal Astronomical Society, Monthly Notices V. 169. P. 591-605. 1974MNRAS_169__591S Sinclair A.T., (1977) The orbits of Tethys, Dione, Rhea, Titan and Iapetus Royal Astronomical Society, Monthly Notices V. 180. P. 447-459. 1977MNRAS_180__447S Observer: Sinclair A.T. Telescope: 26-inch refractor 27 - Mulholland J.D., Shelus P.J., Abbot R.I., (1976) Astrometric observations of satellites of Jupiter and Saturn during 1973 Astronomical Journal V. 81. P. 1007-1009. 1976AJ_____81_1007M Observers: Shelus P J, Abbot R I. Telescope: 76-cm reflector 29 - Gorel G.K., (1977) Results of astrometrical observations of satellites of Saturn made in Nikolaev with zone astrograph in 1973-1976 Scientific paper deposited in All-russian institute of scientific and technical information N. 3513-78. P. 1-11. 1977PDRII3513_____G Observer: Gorel. Telescope: Zone astrograph 30 - Tolbin S.V., (1987) Results of postional photographic observations of the Saturn system using the Pulkovo normal astrograph during 1974-1975. In russian Pulkovo, Glavnaia Astronomicheskaia Observatoriia, Izvestiia N. 204. P. 65-69. 1987IzPul_204___65T Observer: Tolbin S.V. Telescope: Pulkovo normal astrograph. 33 - Tolbin S.V., (1985) Results of positional photographic observations of the Saturn's system made in Pulkovo on 26" refractor in 1975 Scientific paper deposited in All-russian institute of scientific and technical information N. 2267-85. P. 1-15. 1985PDRII2267_____T Observers: Tolbin S.V. Telescope: 26" refractor 34 - Mulholland J. D., Shelus P. J., (1980) Astrometric observations of the satellites of Saturn during 1975-1976 Astronomical Journal, Aug. 1980 V. 85. P. 1112-1116. 1980AJ_____85_1112M Telescope - reflector, D = 2.1 m 35 - Soulie G., Dupouy Mr., Teulet Mr., Broqua Mr., Dulou Mr., (1981) Positions of asteroids, the planets, and the moon. In french Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series V. 43. P. 147-153. 1981A&AS___43__147S Observatory: Bordeaux. Observers: Soulie G., Dupouy Mr., Teulet Mr., Broqua Mr., Dulou Mr. Telescope: 33 cm refractor 36 - Voronenko V.I., Gorel G.K., (1982) Photographic observations of satellites of Jupiter and Saturn made in Nikolaev 1976-1979 Scientific paper deposited in All-russian institute of scientific and technical information N. 1171-82. P. 1-17. 1982PDRII1171_____V Observers: Voronenko, Gorel. Telescope: Zone astrograph 37 - Seitzer P., Ianna P. A., (1980) Astrometric observations of satellites of the outer planets. IV - The satellites of Saturn during 1977 Astronomical Journal, Aug. 1980 V. 85. P. 1117-1121. 1980AJ_____85_1117S Observers: Seitzer P, Ianna P A. Telescope: 67- refractor 38 - Chugunov I.G., (1981) Observations of satellites of Saturn made at Engelgardt astronomical observatory in 1977-1978 Izvestija Astronomiceskoj Observatorii im. V.P. Engel'gardta (Kazan') N. 47. P. 111-115. 1981IzAOE__47__111C Observer: Chugunov I G. Telescope: 16-inch astrograph. 39 - Taylor D.B., Sinclair A.T., (1985) Positions of the satellites of Saturn in 1978, 1982 and 1983 obtained at the Royal Greenwich Observatory Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series V. 61. P. 221-223. 1985A&AS___61__221T Observers: Taylor D.B., Sinclair A.T. Telescope: 26-inch refractor. 40 - Seitzer P., Ianna P.A., Levinson F., (1979) Astrometric observations of satellites of the outer planets. II - The Saturnian system during 1978 Astronomical Journal V. 84. P. 877-882. 1979AJ_____84__877S Observers: Seitzer P, Ianna P A, Levinson F. Telescope: 67 cm -refractor 41 - Chugunov I.G., Nefed'ev Yu. A, (1980) Photographic observations of satellites of Saturn Astron Tsirk USSR N. 1114. P. 7-8. 1979ATsir1114____7C Observers: Chugunov I.G., Nefed'ev Yu.A. Telescope: 16-inch astrograph. 43 - Rohde J.R., Ianna P.A., Stayton L.C., Levinson F.H., (1982) Astrometric observations of the satellites of the outer planets. V - The oppositions of 1978-1979, 1980, and 1981 Astronomical Journal V. 87. P. 698-717. 1982AJ_____87__698R Observers: Rohde J R, Ianna P A, Stayton L C, Levinson F H. Telescope: 67- refractor. 44 - Voronenko V.I., and Gorel G.K., (1986) Photographic observations of Jupiter's and Saturn's satellites made in Nikolaev in 1980-1982. Communication 5 Scientific paper deposited in All-russian institute of scientific and technical information N. 5691-B. P. 1-92. 1986PDRII5691_____V Observers: Voronenko, Gorel. Telescope: Zone astrograph 45 - Kitkin B.N., and Chugunov I.G., (1980) Photographical observations of satellites of Saturn made at Engelgardt astronomical observatory in January-May 1980 Scientific paper deposited in All-russian institute of scientific and technical information N. 4997-80. P. 1-12. 1980PDRII4997_____K Observers: Kitkin B.N., Chugunov I.G. Telescope: 16"astrograph 50 - Debehogne H., (1981) Saturn VII (Hyperion) Observations obtained at the European Southern Observatory IAU Circ., 3654 (1981) N. 3654. 1981IAUC_3654_____D Debehogne H., (1982) Observations of Saturn VIII (Iapetus) obtained at the European Southern Observatory IAU Circ., 3707 (1982) N. 3707. 1982IAUC_3707_____D Observer: Debehogne H. Telescope: 40-cm refractor. 51 - Kitkin V.N., Chugunov I.G., (1982) Photographic observations of satellites of Saturn made at Engelgardt astronomical observatory in January-May 1981 Scientific paper deposited in All-russian institute of scientific and technical information N. 1131-82. P. 1-7. 1982PDRII1131_____K Observers: Kitkin B.N., Chugunov I.G. Telescope: 16"astrograph. 52 - Dourneau G., Dulou M.R., Le Campion J.F., Veillet C., (1986) Astrometric observations of Saturn's satellites made at the ESO in 1981 and comparison with theory. In french Astronomy and Astrophysics V. 160. N. 2. P. 280-286. 1986A&A___160__280D Observers: Dourneau G., Dulou M.R., Le Campion J.F., Veillet C. Telescope: 1.5 m reflector. 53 - Dourneau G., Dulou M.R., Le Campion J.F., (1985) Astrometric observations and comparison with the theory of Saturn's satellites conducted at the Bordeaux Observatory with the 38-cm refracting telescope during the oppositions of 1981 and 1982. In french Astronomy and Astrophysics V. 142. N. 1. P. 91-99. 1985A&A___142___91D Observers: Dourneau G., Dulou M.R., Le Campion J.F. Telescope: 38 cm reflector. 54 - Bowell E., (1982) Saturn VIII (Iapetus) The following precise positions have been measured by E.Bowell from exposures obtained at the Lowell Observatory's Anderson Mesa station IAU Circ., 3719 N. 3719. 1982IAUC_3719_____B Observer: Bowell E. Telescope: 13-inch refractor. 55 - Debehogne H, (1984) Observations photographiques des satellites de Saturne effectue en 1982 a l'equatorial GPO de 40 cm de l'Observatoire Austral Europeen (ESO) a la Silla (Chili) Bulletin of the Astronomical Observatoire Royale de Belgique V. 9. N. 6. P. 299-306. 1984BAORB___9__299D Observer: Debehogne H. Telescope: 40-cm equatorial. 56 - Kitkin V.N., (1985) Observations of satellites of Saturn made at Engelgardt astronomical observatory and the Zelenchukskaia Astronomical station in 1982-1984 Scientific paper deposited in All-russian institute of scientific and technical information N. 893-B. P. 1-10. 1985PDRII_893_____K Observers: Kitkin B.N. Telescope: 16"astrograph. 57 - Kitkin V.N., (1985) Observations of satellites of Saturn made at Engelgardt astronomical observatory and the Zelenchukskaia Astronomical station in 1982-1984 Scientific paper deposited in All-russian institute of scientific and technical information N. 893-B. P. 1-10. 1985PDRII_893_____K Observers: Kitkin B.N. Telescope: Zeiss astrograph 58 - Kiseleva T.P., Chanturiia S.M., Lepeshenkova S.A., Lapina E.V., Suleimanova E.V., (1987) Photographic positional observations of Jupiter, Saturn, and their satellites in Abastumani during 1983-1984. In russian Abastumanskaia Astrofizicheskaia Observatoriia, Biulleten' N. 62. P. 117-130. 1987AbOB___62__117K Observers: Kiseleva T. P., Chanturiia S. M., Lepeshenkova S. A., Lapina E.V., Suleimanova E. V. Telescope: Zeiss Double Astrograph. 59 - Rapaport M. (1989) Personal communication Observers: Rapaport M. Telescope: Meridian circle 60 - (1989) Carlsberg Meridian catalogue La Palma. Number 4: Observations of positions of stars and planets: May 1984 to February 1988 V. 4. P. 667-668. 1989N91-12434______ Observer: personnel of the observatory. Telescope: Carlsberg automatic meridian circle. 61 - Chen (1987) Personal communication Observers: Shen Telescope: 1 m refractor Informations. relative to: absolute reference frame: astrometric centre of frame: 0 - topocenter, 1 - geocenter, 2 - heliocenter epoch of equinox: 0 - B1950.0, 1 - date, 2 - J2000.0, time scale: UTC reduction: no information coordinates: 0 - absolute (alpha, delta), diff. refraction: no information (see in publications) receptor: photographic, meridian, micrometric, visual telescope: see in references observers: see in references data included in standard data file: yes Comments. For observations type 0, alpha and delta are given in degees to 6 decimal places. For type 1, Delta alpha, Delta delta are given in seconds of arc to 3 decimal places. Type 2 are similar to type 1 exept Delta alpha is in seconds of time. For type 3 obsrvations the position angle, P, is in degrees measured eastwards from north. The separation, S, is in secons of arc. Both P and S are given to 3 decimal places. evaluation: Residuals are given for X, Y in seconds of arc. For absolute and differetial coordinates and for position angle the residual is converted to residual in X, Y. The value 0.0 may be given if the residual were not computed. Any residual greater than 2.0 seconds of arc is given as 99.9 . Format. 1. Column 1- 3. Opposition number (1 - 1874, 112 - 1989) 2. Column 5- 8. Year of observation 3. Column 10-11. Month of observation 4. Column 13-21. UTC date of observation (DD.dddddd) 5. Column 23-26. ET-UTC in secons to the nearest tenth of a second 6. Column 28-30. Observatory code (see above) 7. Column 32-33. Reference code (see above) 8. Column 35. Observation type (see coordinates:) 9. Column 37-38. Subject satellite, reference satellite (see relative to:) For absolute coordinates number of reference satellite is 0 or column 38 left blank 10. Column 40. Presence flag for first observation of pair (0 - observation absent, 1 - observation present) 11. Column 41. Presence flag for second observation of pair (0 - observation absent, 1 - observation present) 12. Column 42-53. First observation of pair (0.000000 if presence flag is 0) 13. Column 54-65. Second observation of pair (0.000000 if presence flag is 0) 14. Column 67. Epoch of equinox (see above) 15. Column 69. Centre of frame (see above) 16. Column 71-74. Residual for first observation of pair (0.0 if presence flag is 0) 17. Column 76-79. Residual for second observation of pair (0.0 if presence flag is 0) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Opposition number Year of observation Month of observation UTC date of observation (DD.dddddd) ET-UTC in secons to the nearest tenth of a second Observatory code (see above) Reference code (see above) Observation type Subject satellite Reference satellite Presence flag for first observation Presence flag for second observation First observation Second observation Epoch of equinox -> Centre of frame -> Residual for first observation -> Residual for second observation -> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------