Content 
          asteroid:(617)Patroclus
        satellites: Menoetius (S/2001 (617) 1)
      total number: 2
              type: position 
             dates: 2001-2001
       observatory: 568 - Mauna Kea 

Reference.
Merline W. J., Close L. M., Siegler N., Potter D., Chapman C. R., 
Dumas C., Menard F., Slater D. C., Baker A. C., Edmunds M. G. and 3 coauthors.
S/2001 (617) 1
IAU Circ., No. 7741, #2 (2001).
2001IAUC.7741....2M

Informations.
       relative to: the primary
   reference frame: astrometric ICRF
   centre of frame: topocentric
  epoch of equinox: J2000
        time scale: UTC 
         reduction: no information 
       coordinates: s, p (separation, position angle)
  diff. refraction: no information 
          receptor: adaptive optics
         telescope:  (+ Hokupa)     
Comments.

Format.
 1. Year of the moment of observation  
 2. Month of the moment of observation 
 3. Day of the moment of observation  
 4. s -separation, arcsec
 5. p - position angle, degree  
 
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Year       Day        s      p        
     Month          arcsec  deg                    
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