MPEC 2003-A75 : S/2002 N 1, 2002 N 2, 2002 N3
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M.P.E.C. 2003-A75 Issued 2003 Jan. 13, 17:00 UT
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S/2002 N 1, 2002 N 2, 2002 N3
Observations:
SK02N010 C2001 08 10.02379 20 38 00.22 -18 13 24.5 24.2 R 807
SK02N010 C2001 08 10.11901 20 37 59.62 -18 13 27.1 24.2 R 807
SK02N010 C2001 08 10.21688 20 37 58.99 -18 13 29.6 24.2 R 807
SK02N010 C2002 08 14.00655 20 47 08.20 -18 00 12.0 24.6 R 807
SK02N010 C2002 08 14.13779 20 47 07.31 -18 00 15.6 807
SK02N010 C2002 08 14.19312 20 47 06.96 -18 00 17.2 807
SK02N010 C2002 08 16.03731 20 46 54.98 -18 01 09.8 807
SK02N010 C2002 08 16.12087 20 46 54.42 -18 01 12.2 24.3 R 807
SK02N010 C2002 08 16.18696 20 46 54.00 -18 01 13.9 807
SK02N010 C2002 09 03.05508 20 45 06.19 -18 08 58.1 309
SK02N010 C2002 09 03.06052 20 45 06.16 -18 08 58.2 24.0 R 309
SK02N010 C2002 09 03.06594 20 45 06.12 -18 08 58.4 24.3 R 309
SK02N010 C2002 09 03.15553 20 45 05.62 -18 09 00.4 23.8 R 309
SK02N010 C2002 09 03.16097 20 45 05.59 -18 09 00.6 23.9 R 309
SK02N010 C2002 09 03.16641 20 45 05.56 -18 09 00.7 23.9 N 309
SK02N010 C2002 09 04.01802 20 45 00.94 -18 09 20.7 309
SK02N010 C2002 09 04.03667 20 45 00.84 -18 09 21.0 309
SK02N020 C2001 07 23.39411 20 38 28.68 -18 14 52.9 568
SK02N020 C2001 07 23.46403 20 38 28.20 -18 14 54.9 25.3 R 568
SK02N020 C2001 07 23.55187 20 38 27.64 -18 14 56.9 568
SK02N020 C2002 08 14.01345 20 45 43.12 -18 02 55.9 807
SK02N020 C2002 08 14.10409 20 45 42.55 -18 02 58.2 25.2 R 807
SK02N020 C2002 08 14.17147 20 45 42.14 -18 03 00.3 807
SK02N020 C2002 08 15.99705 20 45 30.72 -18 03 49.0 807
SK02N020 C2002 08 16.08557 20 45 30.19 -18 03 51.3 25.2 R 807
SK02N020 C2002 08 16.16647 20 45 29.69 -18 03 53.5 807
SK02N020 C2002 09 03.03204 20 43 46.07 -18 11 13.3 25.3 R 309
SK02N020 C2002 09 03.03748 20 43 46.04 -18 11 13.4 25.4 R 309
SK02N020 C2002 09 03.04835 20 43 45.97 -18 11 13.5 25.6 R 309
SK02N020 C2002 09 03.13244 20 43 45.53 -18 11 15.2 25.7 R 309
SK02N020 C2002 09 03.13788 20 43 45.49 -18 11 15.7 25.3 R 309
SK02N020 C2002 09 03.14331 20 43 45.47 -18 11 15.6 25.5 R 309
SK02N020 C2002 09 03.14873 20 43 45.44 -18 11 15.8 25.4 R 309
SK02N020 C2002 09 05.07780 20 43 35.49 -18 11 58.2 309
SK02N020 C2002 09 05.08392 20 43 35.45 -18 11 58.7 309
SK02N020 C2002 09 05.09005 20 43 35.42 -18 11 58.8 309
SK02N020 C2002 09 05.09616 20 43 35.40 -18 11 59.0 309
SK02N020 C2002 09 05.10230 20 43 35.37 -18 11 58.9 309
SK02N020 C2002 09 05.11457 20 43 35.30 -18 11 58.9 309
SK02N020 C2002 09 05.12069 20 43 35.30 -18 11 58.9 309
SK02N030 C2001 08 11.05005 20 39 20.34 -18 23 04.1 25.4 R 807
SK02N030 C2001 08 11.08372 20 39 20.13 -18 23 04.9 25.4 R 807
SK02N030 C2001 08 11.17850 20 39 19.51 -18 23 07.2 25.4 R 807
SK02N030 C2002 08 13.01769 20 48 05.02 -17 47 11.2 807
SK02N030 C2002 08 13.07746 20 48 04.64 -17 47 12.8 807
SK02N030 C2002 08 13.09404 20 48 04.53 -17 47 13.2 24.5 R 807
SK02N030 C2002 08 15.04597 20 47 51.80 -17 48 01.8 807
SK02N030 C2002 08 15.12053 20 47 51.31 -17 48 03.8 807
SK02N030 C2002 08 15.21912 20 47 50.67 -17 48 06.3 24.5 R 807
SK02N030 C2002 09 03.07293 20 45 56.53 -17 55 27.7 24.9 R 309
SK02N030 C2002 09 03.07836 20 45 56.51 -17 55 27.7 24.9 R 309
SK02N030 C2002 09 03.08380 20 45 56.47 -17 55 27.8 24.7 R 309
SK02N030 C2002 09 03.17319 20 45 55.97 -17 55 29.5 25.2 R 309
SK02N030 C2002 09 03.17862 20 45 55.94 -17 55 29.8 25.0 R 309
SK02N030 C2002 09 03.18406 20 45 55.91 -17 55 30.0 25.2 R 309
SK02N030 C2002 09 04.99983 20 45 46.11 -17 56 07.8 309
SK02N030 C2002 09 05.06871 20 45 45.75 -17 56 09.2 309
Observer details:
309 Cerro Paranal. Observers J.-M. Petit, P. Rousselot, O. Mousis.
Measurer B. Gladman. ESO 8.2-m UT3 Telescope + CCD.
568 Mauna Kea. Observer J. Kavelaars. Measurer M. Holman. 3.6-m
Canada-France-Hawaii telescope + CCD.
807 Cerro Tololo. Observers M. Holman, J. Kavelaars. Measurers M. Holman,
J. Kavelaars, T. Grav, W. Fraser, D. Milisavljevic. 4-m Blanco reflector
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
S/2002 N 1
Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5 MPC
M 39.23980 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.12551296 Peri. 179.13011 +0.65157026 +0.39240467
a 0.1470004 Node 228.89412 +0.69068448 +0.04703637
e 0.4317281 Incl. 120.50347 +0.31370551 -0.91858922
P 7.85 H 9.7 P/d 2868.23
Residuals in seconds of arc
K018A 807 0.1- 0.0 K028G 807 0.0 0.4- K0293 309 0.0 0.1+
K018A 807 0.1+ 0.0 K028G 807 0.2- 0.5- K0293 309 0.0 0.0
K018A 807 0.0 0.1+ K028G 807 0.0 0.3- K0293 309 0.0 0.0
K028E 807 0.2+ 0.3+ K0293 309 0.1+ 0.0 K0294 309 0.0 0.0
K028E 807 0.1- 0.4+ K0293 309 0.1+ 0.0 K0294 309 0.0 0.1+
K028E 807 0.1+ 0.4+ K0293 309 0.1- 0.1-
S/2002 N 2
Eccentricity assumed
Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5 MPC
M 191.17050 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.14308668 Peri. 27.07148 +0.22000553 -0.64695271
a 0.1347032 Node 60.63766 +0.67216766 -0.44186679
e 0.1728137 Incl. 56.90003 +0.70695700 +0.62145468
P 6.89 H 11.0 P/d 2515.96
Residuals in seconds of arc
K017N 568 0.0 0.0 K028G 807 1.0+ 0.4- K0295 309 0.2- 0.2+
K017N 568 0.2- 0.1- K0293 309 0.1+ 0.1+ K0295 309 0.4- 0.2-
K017N 568 0.2+ 0.2+ K0293 309 0.0 0.1+ K0295 309 0.3- 0.1-
K028E 807 0.4- 0.2- K0293 309 0.1- 0.2+ K0295 309 0.2- 0.2-
K028E 807 0.3- 0.1- K0293 309 0.0 0.4+ K0295 309 0.1- 0.0
K028E 807 0.1+ 0.3- K0293 309 0.1- 0.0 K0295 309 0.2- 0.3+
K028F 807 0.3+ 0.4- K0293 309 0.0 0.2+ K0295 309 0.2+ 0.4+
K028G 807 0.8+ 0.3- K0293 309 0.0 0.2+
S/2002 N 3
Eccentricity assumed
Epoch 2002 Nov. 22.0 TT = JDT 2452600.5 MPC
M 269.57627 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.13106531 Peri. 144.58207 -0.82714245 +0.14046284
a 0.1428189 Node 53.65304 -0.52563380 -0.53597321
e 0.4726309 Incl. 42.50063 +0.19885794 -0.83246796
P 7.52 H 10.6 P/d 2746.72
Residuals in seconds of arc
K018B 807 0.1- 0.0 K028F 807 0.1- 0.8+ K0293 309 0.0 0.0
K018B 807 0.0 0.0 K028F 807 0.0 0.7+ K0293 309 0.0 0.2-
K018B 807 0.1+ 0.0 K028F 807 0.1+ 0.7+ K0293 309 0.0 0.3-
K028D 807 0.4- 0.0 K0293 309 0.0 0.3- K0294 309 0.0 0.4-
K028D 807 0.1- 0.1- K0293 309 0.2+ 0.2- K0295 309 0.2+ 0.4-
K028D 807 0.1- 0.1- K0293 309 0.0 0.2-
Ephemerides:
S/2002 N 1 q = 0.0835
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r_N dR.A. ("/m) dDecl.m1"/')
2003 03 12 20 58.13 -17 21.7 30.919 0.133 73+/0.09+ 756-/ 12.6-
2003 03 22 20 59.29 -17 17.1 30.802 0.135 52+/0.06+ 770-/ 12.8-
2003 04 01 21 00.29 -17 13.1 30.667 0.136 30+/0.04+ 783-/ 13.1-
2003 04 11 21 01.10 -17 09.9 30.516 0.137 9+/0.01+ 797-/ 13.3-
2003 04 21 21 01.72 -17 07.5 30.355 0.139 13-/0.02- 811-/ 13.5-
2003 05 01 21 02.13 -17 06.0 30.187 0.140 35-/0.04- 825-/ 13.7-
2003 05 11 21 02.32 -17 05.4 30.018 0.142 56-/0.07- 838-/ 14.0-
2003 05 21 21 02.29 -17 05.7 29.853 0.143 78-/0.09- 850-/ 14.2-
2003 05 31 21 02.05 -17 07.0 29.695 0.145 100-/0.12- 862-/ 14.4-
2003 06 10 21 01.61 -17 09.1 29.550 0.146 121-/0.14- 873-/ 14.6-
2003 06 20 21 00.97 -17 11.9 29.422 0.148 142-/0.17- 883-/ 14.7-
2003 06 30 21 00.18 -17 15.4 29.315 0.149 164-/0.19- 892-/ 14.9-
2003 07 10 20 59.25 -17 19.5 29.231 0.150 185-/0.21- 900-/ 15.0-
2003 07 20 20 58.22 -17 23.9 29.174 0.152 205-/0.24- 906-/ 15.1-
2003 07 30 20 57.13 -17 28.5 29.145 0.153 226-/0.26- 911-/ 15.2-
2003 08 09 20 56.01 -17 33.2 29.145 0.154 246-/0.29- 914-/ 15.2-
2003 08 19 20 54.91 -17 37.8 29.174 0.156 266-/0.31- 916-/ 15.3-
2003 08 29 20 53.87 -17 42.1 29.232 0.157 285-/0.33- 917-/ 15.3-
2003 09 08 20 52.93 -17 46.0 29.317 0.158 304-/0.35- 917-/ 15.3-
2003 09 18 20 52.12 -17 49.2 29.425 0.159 323-/0.38- 916-/ 15.3-
2003 09 28 20 51.48 -17 51.8 29.556 0.161 341-/0.40- 914-/ 15.2-
2003 10 08 20 51.03 -17 53.6 29.703 0.162 359-/0.42- 911-/ 15.2-
2003 10 18 20 50.79 -17 54.5 29.864 0.163 377-/0.44- 908-/ 15.1-
2003 10 28 20 50.78 -17 54.6 30.033 0.164 394-/0.46- 904-/ 15.1-
2003 11 07 20 50.99 -17 53.7 30.204 0.166 412-/0.48- 900-/ 15.0-
2003 11 17 20 51.43 -17 51.9 30.374 0.167 429-/0.50- 897-/ 14.9-
2003 11 27 20 52.09 -17 49.2 30.537 0.168 447-/0.52- 893-/ 14.9-
2003 12 07 20 52.95 -17 45.7 30.687 0.169 464-/0.54- 890-/ 14.8-
2003 12 17 20 53.99 -17 41.4 30.822 0.170 482-/0.56- 888-/ 14.8-
2003 12 27 20 55.18 -17 36.5 30.936 0.171 499-/0.58- 886-/ 14.8-
S/2002 N 2 q = 0.1114
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r_N dR.A. ("/m) dDecl. ("/')
2003 03 12 20 57.63 -17 21.7 30.943 0.156 355-/0.41- 759-/ 12.6-
2003 03 22 20 58.83 -17 17.1 30.825 0.156 340-/0.40- 768-/ 12.8-
2003 04 01 20 59.87 -17 13.0 30.689 0.156 325-/0.38- 778-/ 13.0-
2003 04 11 21 00.73 -17 09.7 30.538 0.156 309-/0.36- 787-/ 13.1-
2003 04 21 21 01.40 -17 07.3 30.376 0.155 292-/0.34- 796-/ 13.3-
2003 05 01 21 01.85 -17 05.7 30.208 0.155 275-/0.32- 805-/ 13.4-
2003 05 11 21 02.09 -17 05.0 30.039 0.155 258-/0.30- 814-/ 13.6-
2003 05 21 21 02.11 -17 05.3 29.873 0.155 239-/0.28- 822-/ 13.7-
2003 05 31 21 01.91 -17 06.4 29.715 0.154 220-/0.26- 829-/ 13.8-
2003 06 10 21 01.51 -17 08.4 29.569 0.154 200-/0.23- 835-/ 13.9-
2003 06 20 21 00.93 -17 11.2 29.441 0.154 180-/0.21- 841-/ 14.0-
2003 06 30 21 00.18 -17 14.6 29.333 0.153 159-/0.18- 845-/ 14.1-
2003 07 10 20 59.30 -17 18.6 29.249 0.153 137-/0.16- 848-/ 14.1-
2003 07 20 20 58.33 -17 23.0 29.191 0.153 115-/0.13- 850-/ 14.2-
2003 07 30 20 57.28 -17 27.6 29.161 0.152 93-/0.11- 851-/ 14.2-
2003 08 09 20 56.22 -17 32.2 29.161 0.152 70-/0.08- 851-/ 14.2-
2003 08 19 20 55.17 -17 36.7 29.189 0.152 48-/0.06- 850-/ 14.2-
2003 08 29 20 54.18 -17 40.9 29.246 0.151 25-/0.03- 847-/ 14.1-
2003 09 08 20 53.28 -17 44.7 29.330 0.151 3-/0.00 844-/ 14.1-
2003 09 18 20 52.52 -17 48.0 29.438 0.151 19+/0.02+ 840-/ 14.0-
2003 09 28 20 51.93 -17 50.5 29.567 0.150 40+/0.05+ 834-/ 13.9-
2003 10 08 20 51.52 -17 52.2 29.714 0.150 61+/0.07+ 829-/ 13.8-
2003 10 18 20 51.33 -17 53.1 29.874 0.150 81+/0.09+ 822-/ 13.7-
2003 10 28 20 51.36 -17 53.1 30.041 0.149 101+/0.12+ 816-/ 13.6-
2003 11 07 20 51.61 -17 52.2 30.212 0.149 120+/0.14+ 809-/ 13.5-
2003 11 17 20 52.09 -17 50.3 30.382 0.148 138+/0.16+ 802-/ 13.4-
2003 11 27 20 52.79 -17 47.6 30.544 0.148 156+/0.18+ 795-/ 13.2-
2003 12 07 20 53.69 -17 44.0 30.694 0.147 174+/0.20+ 788-/ 13.1-
2003 12 17 20 54.77 -17 39.7 30.828 0.147 191+/0.22+ 781-/ 13.0-
2003 12 27 20 56.01 -17 34.7 30.942 0.147 207+/0.24+ 774-/ 12.9-
S/2002 N 3 q = 0.0753
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r_N dR.A. ("/m) dDecl. ("/')
2003 03 12 20 59.04 -17 01.5 30.788 0.158 861+/1.00+ 453+/ 7.5+
2003 03 22 21 00.21 -16 56.6 30.671 0.156 848+/0.99+ 461+/ 7.7+
2003 04 01 21 01.22 -16 52.2 30.535 0.155 835+/0.97+ 470+/ 7.8+
2003 04 11 21 02.05 -16 48.6 30.383 0.153 821+/0.95+ 478+/ 8.0+
2003 04 21 21 02.68 -16 45.9 30.220 0.152 808+/0.94+ 486+/ 8.1+
2003 05 01 21 03.09 -16 44.0 30.051 0.151 793+/0.92+ 493+/ 8.2+
2003 05 11 21 03.29 -16 43.1 29.881 0.149 778+/0.90+ 500+/ 8.3+
2003 05 21 21 03.27 -16 43.1 29.714 0.148 762+/0.88+ 507+/ 8.4+
2003 05 31 21 03.03 -16 44.1 29.555 0.146 745+/0.86+ 513+/ 8.5+
2003 06 10 21 02.59 -16 45.9 29.408 0.145 727+/0.84+ 518+/ 8.6+
2003 06 20 21 01.96 -16 48.5 29.278 0.143 708+/0.82+ 522+/ 8.7+
2003 06 30 21 01.17 -16 51.8 29.169 0.141 687+/0.80+ 526+/ 8.8+
2003 07 10 21 00.24 -16 55.7 29.084 0.140 665+/0.77+ 529+/ 8.8+
2003 07 20 20 59.20 -17 00.0 29.025 0.138 642+/0.75+ 531+/ 8.8+
2003 07 30 20 58.11 -17 04.5 28.994 0.137 617+/0.72+ 532+/ 8.9+
2003 08 09 20 56.99 -17 09.1 28.992 0.135 591+/0.69+ 532+/ 8.9+
2003 08 19 20 55.88 -17 13.7 29.020 0.133 565+/0.66+ 531+/ 8.9+
2003 08 29 20 54.83 -17 18.0 29.076 0.132 537+/0.63+ 530+/ 8.8+
2003 09 08 20 53.88 -17 21.9 29.159 0.130 509+/0.59+ 528+/ 8.8+
2003 09 18 20 53.06 -17 25.2 29.267 0.128 481+/0.56+ 525+/ 8.8+
2003 09 28 20 52.41 -17 27.9 29.396 0.127 452+/0.53+ 522+/ 8.7+
2003 10 08 20 51.95 -17 29.8 29.543 0.125 424+/0.49+ 519+/ 8.6+
2003 10 18 20 51.69 -17 30.8 29.703 0.123 395+/0.46+ 515+/ 8.6+
2003 10 28 20 51.67 -17 31.0 29.872 0.122 367+/0.43+ 511+/ 8.5+
2003 11 07 20 51.87 -17 30.2 30.044 0.120 339+/0.40+ 507+/ 8.4+
2003 11 17 20 52.29 -17 28.6 30.214 0.118 312+/0.36+ 503+/ 8.4+
2003 11 27 20 52.94 -17 26.0 30.377 0.116 284+/0.33+ 498+/ 8.3+
2003 12 07 20 53.79 -17 22.6 30.528 0.115 258+/0.30+ 493+/ 8.2+
2003 12 17 20 54.82 -17 18.5 30.664 0.113 232+/0.27+ 489+/ 8.1+
2003 12 27 20 56.01 -17 13.7 30.779 0.111 206+/0.24+ 484+/ 8.1+
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2003 MPC M.P.E.C. 2003-A75
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