"Pseudo-MPEC" for DeepImpact
Created Sat Jan 22 13:13:10 2005 using Find_Orb
Astrometry
Observing stations
Orbital elements
Residuals
Ephemeris
Astrometry:
DeepImpact C2005 01 13.38298 13 02 45.64 -06 29 17.3 18.9 R D0019448
DeepImpact C2005 01 13.38688 13 02 45.16 -06 28 14.9 19.0 R D0019448
DeepImpact C2005 01 13.39079 13 02 44.43 -06 27 14.0 18.5 R D0019448
DeepImpact C2005 01 13.39469 13 02 43.57 -06 26 13.4 18.3 R D0019448
DeepImpact C2005 01 13.39859 13 02 42.63 -06 25 12.8 18.6 R D0019448
DeepImpact C2005 01 14.31101 13 11 07.79 -04 24 27.9 18.2 R D0019735
DeepImpact C2005 01 14.31432 13 11 07.23 -04 24 20.4 17.9 R D0019735
DeepImpact C2005 01 14.31764 13 11 06.65 -04 24 12.3 17.7 R D0019735
Station data:
(448) Desert Moon Observatory, Las Cruces (N32.3876 W106.7199). Observer B.
L. Stevens. 0.3-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
(735) George Observatory, Needville (N29.3749 W95.5936). Observers A. Cruz,
L. Casady, J. Dellinger, W. G. Dillon, T. Hiserodt. Measurers J.
Dellinger, W. G. Dillon. 0.46m f/4.5 Newtonian + CCD.
Orbital elements (geocentric):
DeepImpact
Perigee 2005 Jan 12.808877 TT
Epoch 2005 Jan 14.0 TT = JDT 2453384.5
q 6830.13 km (2000.0) P Q
H 29.0 Peri. 206.34529 0.64405858 0.73969742
Node 205.11917 0.75756545 -0.65214360
e 1.1882386 Incl. 27.35028 0.10622200 0.16600130
From 8 observations 2005 Jan. 13-14; RMS error 0.390 arcseconds
Orbital elements (heliocentric):
DeepImpact
Perihelion 2005 Jan 10.516858 TT
Epoch 2005 Jan 16.0 TT = JDT 2453386.5
M 3.53499 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.64470230 Peri. 356.86770 -0.34318449 -0.93923384
a 1.3270783 Node 113.20319 0.86195089 -0.31831211
e 0.2589140 Incl. 0.49941 0.37318233 -0.12851915
P 1.53 /558.39d H 29.0 G 0.15 q 0.9834792
From 8 observations 2005 Jan. 13-14; RMS error 0.390 arcseconds
Residuals in arcseconds:
050113 448 .36- .27- 050113 448 .36- .20- 050114 735 .20- .19-
050113 448 .56+ .46+ 050113 448 .15+ .04+ 050114 735 .18- .23+
050113 448 .01+ .02- 050114 735 .37+ .04-
Ephemerides:
Date (UT) HH:MM RA Dec delta r elong mag
-- --- ---- ----- ------------ ------------ ------ ------ ----- ---
13 Jan 2005 0:00 12 33 41.358 -08 53 54.72 89744 0.9837 101.5 15.6
13 Jan 2005 1:00 12 39 30.753 -08 06 51.22 105233 0.9837 100.6 16.0
13 Jan 2005 2:00 12 43 50.525 -07 31 32.24 120315 0.9837 99.9 16.3
13 Jan 2005 3:00 12 47 12.421 -07 03 54.39 135080 0.9837 99.4 16.6
13 Jan 2005 4:00 12 49 54.510 -06 41 36.76 149590 0.9837 98.9 16.8
13 Jan 2005 5:00 12 52 07.912 -06 23 11.56 163890 0.9837 98.6 17.0
13 Jan 2005 6:00 12 53 59.877 -06 07 40.99 178014 0.9838 98.3 17.2
13 Jan 2005 7:00 12 55 35.357 -05 54 25.32 191988 0.9838 98.1 17.4
13 Jan 2005 8:00 12 56 57.858 -05 42 56.21 205832 0.9838 97.9 17.5
13 Jan 2005 9:00 12 58 09.940 -05 32 52.92 219562 0.9838 97.7 17.7
13 Jan 2005 10:00 12 59 13.517 -05 23 59.84 233191 0.9838 97.5 17.8
13 Jan 2005 11:00 13 00 10.053 -05 16 05.00 246731 0.9838 97.4 17.9
13 Jan 2005 12:00 13 01 00.688 -05 08 59.06 260192 0.9838 97.3 18.1
13 Jan 2005 13:00 13 01 46.326 -05 02 34.61 273580 0.9838 97.2 18.2
13 Jan 2005 14:00 13 02 27.689 -04 56 45.69 286902 0.9838 97.1 18.3
13 Jan 2005 15:00 13 03 05.366 -04 51 27.43 300165 0.9839 97.1 18.4
13 Jan 2005 16:00 13 03 39.840 -04 46 35.86 313374 0.9839 97.0 18.5
13 Jan 2005 17:00 13 04 11.511 -04 42 07.65 326532 0.9839 97.0 18.6
13 Jan 2005 18:00 13 04 40.716 -04 38 00.03 339644 0.9839 96.9 18.7
13 Jan 2005 19:00 13 05 07.737 -04 34 10.65 352713 0.9839 96.9 18.7
13 Jan 2005 20:00 13 05 32.815 -04 30 37.50 365742 0.9839 96.8 18.8
13 Jan 2005 21:00 13 05 56.155 -04 27 18.88 378734 0.9839 96.8 18.9
13 Jan 2005 22:00 13 06 17.937 -04 24 13.30 391691 0.9839 96.8 19.0
13 Jan 2005 23:00 13 06 38.313 -04 21 19.50 404617 0.9839 96.8 19.0
14 Jan 2005 0:00 13 06 57.416 -04 18 36.35 417511 0.9840 96.8 19.1
14 Jan 2005 1:00 13 07 15.365 -04 16 02.87 430377 0.9840 96.8 19.2
14 Jan 2005 2:00 13 07 32.263 -04 13 38.21 443217 0.9840 96.8 19.2
14 Jan 2005 3:00 13 07 48.199 -04 11 21.61 456030 0.9840 96.7 19.3
14 Jan 2005 4:00 13 08 03.255 -04 09 12.39 468820 0.9840 96.7 19.4
14 Jan 2005 5:00 13 08 17.503 -04 07 09.97 481587 0.9840 96.7 19.4
14 Jan 2005 6:00 13 08 31.006 -04 05 13.79 494333 0.9840 96.7 19.5
14 Jan 2005 7:00 13 08 43.822 -04 03 23.38 507057 0.9840 96.8 19.5
14 Jan 2005 8:00 13 08 56.003 -04 01 38.32 519763 0.9841 96.8 19.6
14 Jan 2005 9:00 13 09 07.594 -03 59 58.21 532450 0.9841 96.8 19.6
14 Jan 2005 10:00 13 09 18.638 -03 58 22.70 545119 0.9841 96.8 19.7
14 Jan 2005 11:00 13 09 29.173 -03 56 51.47 557771 0.9841 96.8 19.7
14 Jan 2005 12:00 13 09 39.233 -03 55 24.23 570408 0.9841 96.8 19.8
14 Jan 2005 13:00 13 09 48.850 -03 54 00.73 583028 0.9841 96.8 19.8
14 Jan 2005 14:00 13 09 58.053 -03 52 40.71 595634 0.9841 96.8 19.9
14 Jan 2005 15:00 13 10 06.867 -03 51 23.96 608226 0.9841 96.8 19.9
14 Jan 2005 16:00 13 10 15.317 -03 50 10.28 620804 0.9842 96.9 20.0
14 Jan 2005 17:00 13 10 23.425 -03 48 59.48 633369 0.9842 96.9 20.0
14 Jan 2005 18:00 13 10 31.212 -03 47 51.40 645922 0.9842 96.9 20.1
14 Jan 2005 19:00 13 10 38.695 -03 46 45.87 658462 0.9842 96.9 20.1
14 Jan 2005 20:00 13 10 45.893 -03 45 42.75 670991 0.9842 96.9 20.1
14 Jan 2005 21:00 13 10 52.820 -03 44 41.90 683509 0.9842 97.0 20.2
14 Jan 2005 22:00 13 10 59.493 -03 43 43.21 696015 0.9842 97.0 20.2
14 Jan 2005 23:00 13 11 05.925 -03 42 46.55 708512 0.9843 97.0 20.2
15 Jan 2005 0:00 13 11 12.128 -03 41 51.82 720998 0.9843 97.0 20.3
15 Jan 2005 1:00 13 11 18.115 -03 40 58.92 733474 0.9843 97.1 20.3
15 Jan 2005 2:00 13 11 23.896 -03 40 07.76 745941 0.9843 97.1 20.4
15 Jan 2005 3:00 13 11 29.481 -03 39 18.24 758399 0.9843 97.1 20.4
15 Jan 2005 4:00 13 11 34.881 -03 38 30.30 770848 0.9843 97.1 20.4
15 Jan 2005 5:00 13 11 40.105 -03 37 43.85 783289 0.9843 97.2 20.5
15 Jan 2005 6:00 13 11 45.160 -03 36 58.83 795721 0.9844 97.2 20.5
15 Jan 2005 7:00 13 11 50.055 -03 36 15.16 808145 0.9844 97.2 20.5
15 Jan 2005 8:00 13 11 54.797 -03 35 32.78 820562 0.9844 97.2 20.6
15 Jan 2005 9:00 13 11 59.392 -03 34 51.65 832970 0.9844 97.3 20.6
15 Jan 2005 10:00 13 12 03.849 -03 34 11.69 845372 0.9844 97.3 20.6
15 Jan 2005 11:00 13 12 08.171 -03 33 32.86 857766 0.9844 97.3 20.6