DASO Circular No. 282 Issued: 2009 Aug. 13, 00:25 UT The DISTANT ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES OBSERVATION (DASO) Circulars are a private publication by staff of the Minor Planet Center and are intended to disseminate astrometric observations of distant artificial satellites. Editor: Gareth V. Williams (gwilliams@cfa.harvard.edu) Astrometry submissions to mpc@cfa.harvard.edu (Subject line = "ART SAT") Observations: 9O0DC57 C2009 08 12.61311 00 11 57.45 +07 41 17.1 15.2 V D0282F85 9O0DC57 C2009 08 12.61448 00 12 01.05 +07 43 06.7 15.3 V D0282F85 9O0DC57 C2009 08 12.61578 00 12 04.49 +07 44 50.7 15.1 V D0282F85 9O0DC57 C2009 08 12.62050 00 12 17.19 +07 51 07.9 15.1 V D0282F85 9O0DC57 C2009 08 12.62122 00 12 19.12 +07 52 05.6 15.4 V D0282F85 Observer details: F85 Tiki Observatory, Punaauia. Observer N. Teamo. 0.41-m f/8.0 Ritchey-Chretien + 3056 x 3056 CCD. The following heliocentric orbital elements are gravitational solutions, with consideration of the earth's J2, J3 and J4 zonal harmonics. 9O0DC57 Epoch 2009 Aug. 13.0 TT = JDT 2455056.5 MPC M 250.98701 (2000.0) P Q n 0.99382031 Peri. 115.67265 +0.26235681 -0.96496321 a 0.9944832 Node 319.11679 +0.88321527 +0.24173886 e 0.0517193 Incl. 0.33798 +0.38871543 +0.10202120 P 0.99 H 28.1 G 0.15 U 0 9O0DC57 Epoch 2009 July 28.0 TT = JDT 2455040.5 MPC M 252.16359 (2000.0) P Q n 0.98260198 Peri. 112.91122 +0.54291888 -0.83975987 a 1.0020382 Node 304.20461 +0.76757238 +0.49936630 e 0.0400304 Incl. 0.45141 +0.34069302 +0.21315879 P 1.00 H 28.1 G 0.15 U 0 Residuals in seconds of arc K097U 703 (3.5+ 5.4+) K097V E12 (1.6- 0.6-) K0983 E12 0.1+ 0.1+ K097U 703 (4.2- 9.3-) K097V E12 1.5- 0.8- K0983 E12 0.2+ 0.4+ K097U 703 (6.6- 8.4-) K097V E12 1.4- 0.8- K0983 E12 0.0 0.0 K097U 703 (0.4+ 8.1+) K0981 F85 0.2- 0.7- K0983 E12 0.1- 0.0 K097U 703 0.7+ 1.3+ K0981 F85 0.0 0.5- K0983 E12 0.4- 0.3+ K097U 703 0.3- 0.3- K0981 F85 0.1- 1.4+ K0983 E12 0.2+ 0.2+ K097U 703 0.4+ 0.5+ K0981 F85 (0.4+ 1.5+) K0983 E12 0.2+ 0.0 K097U 703 0.6+ 0.8+ K0982 J95 1.4+ 0.2+ K0983 E12 0.1- 0.2+ K097U 703 (0.5- 2.2+) K0982 J95 1.0+ 0.0 K0983 E12 0.3+ 0.1+ K097U 703 0.1- 0.3+ K0982 J95 1.2+ 0.4+ K0983 E12 0.1+ 0.0 K097U 703 0.5+ 0.8+ K0982 J95 0.9+ 0.2+ K0986 J95 0.6- 0.4- K097U 703 (2.2+ 4.8+) K0982 J95 0.9+ 0.1- K0986 J95 0.0 0.6+ K097U E12 0.6+ 1.1+ K0982 J95 0.9+ 0.1- K0986 F85 (2.2+ 3.0+) K097U E12 0.2- 1.2- K0983 F85 (1.1+ 4.0+) K0986 F85 (3.9+ 4.9+) K097U E12 1.3+ 0.9+ K0983 F85 (1.6+ 3.7+) K0986 F85 (3.7+ 5.0+) K097U E12 0.8+ 0.1+ K0983 F85 (1.4+ 4.3+) K0986 F85 (2.8+ 3.8+) K097U E12 1.2+ 0.8+ K0983 F85 (1.2+ 3.7+) K0987 J95 0.7+ 0.1+ K097U E12 1.2+ 1.5+ K0983 E12 0.3- 0.1+ K0988 J95 0.1+ 0.2- K097U E12 0.6+ 0.3- K0983 E12 0.3- 0.1+ K0988 J95 0.0 0.1- K097U E12 1.0+ 0.7+ K0983 E12 0.1- 0.3+ K0988 J95 0.7+ 0.3+ K097U E12 (1.8+ 1.5+) K0983 E12 0.0 0.2+ K0988 J95 0.0 0.1+ K097U E12 (1.6+ 0.9+) K0983 E12 0.2- 0.3- K0988 J95 0.2+ 0.4- K097U E12 1.1+ 0.8+ K0983 E12 0.4- 0.1- K0988 J95 0.5+ 0.2+ K097U E12 1.0+ 0.2+ K0983 E12 0.2- 0.3+ K0988 J95 0.1+ 0.2+ K097U E12 0.8+ 1.1+ K0983 E12 0.2+ 0.2+ K0988 J95 0.5+ 0.2+ K097U E12 1.0+ 0.6+ K0983 E12 0.4- 0.0 K0988 J95 0.5+ 0.2+ K097U E12 0.9+ 0.0 K0983 E12 0.3- 0.1+ K098B J95 1.2+ 0.1- K097U E12 1.3+ 0.2+ K0983 E12 0.0 0.3+ K098B J95 0.8+ 0.7- K097U E12 1.0+ 0.2- K0983 E12 0.1- 0.3+ K098B J95 0.8+ 0.1- K097U E12 1.3+ 0.2+ K0983 E12 0.1- 0.1+ K098B J95 1.0+ 0.1- K097U E12 0.6+ 0.2+ K0983 E12 0.3- 0.2- K098B J95 0.6+ 0.2- K097U E12 1.1+ 1.1+ K0983 E12 0.1- 0.1+ K098B J95 1.0+ 0.3- K097U E12 1.1+ 1.1+ K0983 E12 0.2- 0.4+ K098C F85 1.0- 0.5- K097U E12 (1.4+ 1.5+) K0983 E12 0.2- 0.0 K098C F85 1.0- 0.7- K097U E12 1.2+ 0.7+ K0983 E12 0.1- 0.2+ K098C F85 1.0- 0.8- K097U E12 1.0+ 0.6+ K0983 E12 0.4- 0.0 K098C F85 0.5- 0.7- K097V E12 (1.5- 0.7-) K0983 E12 0.3- 0.2- K098C F85 1.0- 0.3- K097V E12 1.4- 0.6- K0983 E12 0.1+ 0.1+ K097V E12 1.4- 0.6- K0983 E12 0.1+ 0.1- Geocentric orbital elements: Epoch T Peri Node Incl e a P/d 20090813 2455057.18653 190.27776 356.76420 42.29096 0.7747916 68883 2.1 20090728 2455041.48515 189.31927 357.24889 41.39835 0.7382261 76020 2.4 +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | The DISTANT ARTIFICAL-SATELLITES OBSERVERS Circulars are prepared as | | a private publication by staff of the Minor Planet Center. | | Back issues are available at: ftp://cfa-ftp.harvard.edu/pub/DASO/ | | Archives of published (and referenceable) observations are at: | | ftp://cfa-ftp.harvard.edu/pub/DASO/Obs/ | | Http access available at http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/~gwilliams/DASO/ | | Free e-mail subscriptions: send your e-mail address to the editor. | | Astrometry submission to mpc@cfa.harvard.edu with subject "ART SAT". | | These circulars are copyrighted publications, but free use of any and | | all information contained herein may be made provided that the normal | | scientific procedures for referencing material are followed. | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ DASO Circular No. 282 Issued: 2009 Aug. 13, 00:25 UT