CCD observations of Nereid and a new orbital determination

Citation
Ch. Veiga et al., CCD observations of Nereid and a new orbital determination, ASTR AST SS, 136(3), 1999, pp. 445-451
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS SUPPLEMENT SERIES
ISSN journal
03650138 → ACNP
Volume
136
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
445 - 451
Database
ISI
SICI code
0365-0138(199905)136:3<445:COONAA>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
229 CCD positions of Nereid taken between 1993 and 1998 are presented. Many of the observations were taken near the periapsis. Considering also the ot her published positions we have a good distribution of the observations on the eccentric orbit of the satellite. Using a numeric integration method we fitted all these observations in order to determine one state vector for t he orbit. The observed minus calculated standard deviation for all observat ions is 0".23, and for our observations it is 0".16.