Issue |
Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser.
Volume 128, Number 1, February II 1998
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Page(s) | 7 - 17 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/aas:1998125 | |
Published online | 15 February 1998 |
The orbit of Phoebe from Earthbased and Voyager observations
301-150 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109-8099, U.S.A.
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Received:
17
September
1996
Accepted:
16
June
1997
This article presents the results of a fit of a numerically integrated orbit for the Saturnian satellite Phoebe to Earthbased astrometric observations (from 1904 to 1996) and imaging data acquired by the Voyager 2 spacecraft during its encounter with Saturn. The primary results are the epoch state vector for the integration and a set of mean orbital elements which approximately represent the orbit. An assessment of the quality of the fit and the accuracy of the orbit is also provided.
Key words: ephemerides / planets and satellites: general / planets and satellites: individual: phoebe
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