"Pseudo-MPEC" for S/2003 J 6

Created Tue Mar 04 22:03:34 2003


 Astrometry 
 Observing stations 
 Orbital elements 
 Residuals 
 Ephemeris 

Astrometry:
    SK03J060  C2003 02 06.45622 09 04 27.64 +16 58 33.3          23.0 R      568
    SK03J060  C2003 02 06.46625 09 04 27.29 +16 58 35.1                      568
    SK03J060  C2003 02 06.47625 09 04 26.91 +16 58 36.4                      568
    SK03J060  C2003 02 09.52620 09 02 41.49 +17 06 48.9                      568
    SK03J060  C2003 02 09.53469 09 02 41.15 +17 06 49.9                      568
    SK03J060  C2003 02 23.52010 08 55 02.40 +17 42 23.1          22.7 R      568
    SK03J060  C2003 02 23.52604 08 55 02.20 +17 42 24.3                      568
    SK03J060  C2003 02 25.45775 08 54 04.14 +17 46 55.0                      568
    SK03J060  C2003 02 25.48177 08 54 03.41 +17 46 58.2          22.6 R      568
    SK03J060  C2003 03 03.35160 08 51 18.08 +17 59 53.2          22.5 R      568
    SK03J060  C2003 03 03.35639 08 51 17.95 +17 59 53.7                      568
    SK03J060  C2003 03 04.26791 08 50 54.01 +18 01 47.0                      568
    SK03J060  C2003 03 04.27382 08 50 53.86 +18 01 47.9                      568

Station data:
(568) Mauna Kea (N19.8262 W155.4722)

Orbital elements:
S/2003 J 6
   Perijove 2003 Feb 28.635883 TT
Epoch 2003 Mar  2.0 TT = JDT 2452700.5
M   0.78208              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.57332713     Peri.  297.07274     -0.88599740      0.25030630     
a   0.1413092      Node   100.39051     -0.32419537      0.16570460     
e   0.1475307      Incl.  156.61954      1.41602978      1.80084118     
P   1.72           H   15.4           G   0.15      q 0.1204618
From 13 observations 2003 Feb. 6-Mar. 4;   RMS error 0.264 arcseconds

Residuals in arcseconds:
030206 568  .03-  .14-    030223 568  .03+  .23-    030303 568  .12-  .07-    
030206 568  .06+  .04+    030223 568  .20-  .14+    030304 568  .10+  .01+    
030206 568  .31-  .27-    030225 568  .01+  .05-    030304 568  .22+  .17+    
030209 568  .50+  .43+    030225 568  .02-  .12-    
030209 568  .11-  .08+    030303 568  .14-  .03+    

Ephemerides:
Da Mon Year   RA              Dec         delta   r     elong mag
-- --- ----  ------------   ------------  ------ ------ ----- ---
 2 Mar 2003  08 51 54.571   +17 57 01.62  4.5466 5.4237 149.5 22.8
12 Mar 2003  08 47 50.628   +18 16 24.29  4.6506 5.4342 138.5 23.0
22 Mar 2003  08 44 53.791   +18 31 17.94  4.7753 5.4426 127.8 23.1
 1 Apr 2003  08 43 11.296   +18 41 23.43  4.9161 5.4488 117.4 23.2
11 Apr 2003  08 42 46.503   +18 46 33.01  5.0678 5.4529 107.5 23.3
21 Apr 2003  08 43 38.092   +18 46 50.38  5.2256 5.4547  97.9 23.4
 1 May 2003  08 45 42.024   +18 42 25.32  5.3849 5.4545  88.6 23.5
11 May 2003  08 48 53.131   +18 33 27.12  5.5416 5.4523  79.7 23.5
21 May 2003  08 53 04.410   +18 20 08.94  5.6917 5.4484  71.1 23.6
31 May 2003  08 58 09.018   +18 02 43.30  5.8324 5.4428  62.7 23.6
10 Jun 2003  09 04 00.262   +17 41 21.47  5.9609 5.4358  54.6 23.6
20 Jun 2003  09 10 31.000   +17 16 18.33  6.0747 5.4275  46.6 23.6
30 Jun 2003  09 17 35.202   +16 47 47.08  6.1723 5.4182  38.9 23.6
10 Jul 2003  09 25 06.964   +16 16 02.37  6.2520 5.4081  31.2 23.5