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Authors: Walker R. L., Christy J. W., and Harrington R. S.
Year: 1978
Title: Positions of planets and natural satellites
Journal: Astronomical Journal
Volume: 83
Number: 7
Pages: 838-844
Keywords: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, galilean, major, observation, data, position, photographic
Abstract: Positions of the satellites of Uranus and Neptune, relative to their respective planets, are given for the 1975 and 1977 oppositions. In addition, a few astrometric positions of Uranus, Neptune, and some of the satellites of Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus are also included. Observatories: Flagstaff Station of the USNO, Wasington USNO. Observers: Walker R L, Christy J W, Harrington R S. Telescope: 155-cm astrometric reflector (Flagstaff), 38-cm astrograph (Wasington). Receiver: photographic. Period: Jupiter Gal. satell. - Sep 1973 - Mar 1977, Saturn satell.(one position of Titan and one position of Iapetus) - Feb 1977, Uranus satell. - Apr 1975 - May 1977, Neptune Triton - Jun 1975 - Sep 1977.
%F: AA(U.S. Naval Observatory, Flagstaff, Ariz.) AC(U.S. Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C.)
Bibliogaphic Code: 1978AJ.....83..838W

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