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J/A+AS/130/77       Astrometry of Satellites of Uranus (Jones+ 1998)
Astrometry of Satellites I to V of Uranus
       Jones D.H.P., Taylor D.B., Williams I.P.
      <Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser. 130, 77 (1998)>
      =1998A&AS..130...77J
ADC_Keywords: Planets ; Positional data

Keywords: Planets and satellites: satellites of Uranus - astrometry


Description:
    Table7 contains standard Co-ordinates (J2000.0) in arcseconds relative
    to the reference satellite. The numbers of the satellites 1-5
    correspond to the conventional designation of the satellites I-V.

File Summary:

       FileName      Lrecl  Records   Explanations

ReadMe            80        .   This file
table7.dat        85      139   Differential Positions of Satellites I to V of
                              Uranus


Byte-by-byte Description of file: table7.dat

   Bytes Format Units   Label     Explanations

   1- 11  F11.5 d       MJD       Modified Julian Date (Topocentric UTC, JD-2400000)
      13  I1    ---     NO        [3/5] Number of Satellite Observed (1)
      15  I1    ---     NR        [2/4] Number of Reference Satellite (1)
  18- 21  F4.2  arcsec  SG        Seeing (FWHM)
      23  I1    ---     NS1       [1] Number of first satellite measured (1)
  25- 30  F6.2  arcsec  Xi1       Xi of first satellite J2000.0
  32- 37  F6.2  arcsec  Eta1      Eta of first satellite J2000.0
      39  I1    ---     NS2       [2/5]? Number of second satellite measured (1)
  41- 46  F6.2  arcsec  Xi2       ? Xi of second satellite J2000.0
  48- 53  F6.2  arcsec  Eta2      ? Eta of second satellite J2000.0
      55  I1    ---     NS3       [3/5]? Number of third satellite measured (1)
  57- 62  F6.2  arcsec  Xi3       ? Xi of third satellite J2000.0
  64- 69  F6.2  arcsec  Eta3      ? Eta of third satellite J2000.0
      71  I1    ---     NS4       [5]? Number of fourth satellite measured (1)
  73- 78  F6.2  arcsec  Xi4       ? Xi of fourth satellite J2000.0
  80- 85  F6.2  arcsec  Eta4      ? Eta of fourth satellite J2000.0

Note (1): The numbers correspond to the stallites:
     1 = Ariel; 2 = Umbriel ; 3 = Titania ; 4 = Oberon ; 5 = Miranda.


Acknowledgements:
    Derek Jones dhpj(at)ast.cam.ac(uk)
(End)                                        Patricia Bauer  [CDS]   26-Nov-1997