Contents.
planet: 6 - Saturn
satellites: S1 - Mimas: 123,
S2 - Enceladus: 285,
S3 - Tethys: 389,
S4 - Dione: 524,
S5 - Rhea: 849,
S6 - Titan: 968,
S7 - Hyperion: 29,
S8 - Iapetus: 779
total number: 3946
type: absolute
dates: 1974-1998
observatory: 786 - U.S. Naval Obs., Washington (since 1893)
Reference
Robert V., Pascu D., Lainey V., Arlot J.-E., De Cuyper J.-P., Dehant V., Thuillot W. (2016)
New astrometric measurement and reduction of USNO photographic observations of the main Saturnian satellites: 1974-1998
Astronomy and Astrophysics. Vol. 596. P. A37.
2016A%26A___596A__37R
Informations.
relative to: absolute
reference frame: astrometric
centre of frame: geocenter
epoch of equinox: J2000
time scale: TDB
reduction: UCAC4
coordinates: absolute
diff. refraction: no information
receptor: photographic
telescope: USNO 26-inch telescope
observers: D. Pascu
data included in standard data file: yes
Comments.
no information
Format.
1. Julian Day of observation (TDB)
2. Number of satellite (N sat): 01 - Mimas, 02 - Enceladus, 03 - Tethys, 04 - Dione,
05 - Rhea, 06 - Titan, 07 - Hyperion, 08 - Iapetus.
3. Right ascension (degrees)
4. Declination (degrees)
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Moment N alpha delta
JD sat deg deg
(TDB)
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