P495.3 Prediction
(as of: 2006 10 04)
The following prediction results from the analysis of 36 strip scans obtained at the Lowell Observatory Astrograph by MIT observers during 2005 and 2006, compared with an offset to the light-time corrected, geocentric JPL Horizon's ephemeris (System DE413 - Pluto source file; PLU013; Earth center source file; DE405) determined by comparing the Pluto system barycenter to the measured barycenter from the strips. The offsets between the measured RA and Dec of P495.3, 2UCAC 25815762, and its UCAC2 values are also given in the table.
| Reference star position: (UCAC2, at epoch of event) |
RA (J2000) | Dec (J2000) | UCAC Mag |
| P495.3 | 17 45 41.986 | –16 29 31.63 | 13.3 |
| Offsets
from Reference Position/Ephemeris |
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| Body | RA (arcsec) | Dec (arcsec) | Notes |
P495.3 |
–0.042± 0.006 | +0.009± 0.006 | From 36 strip scans |
| Pluto System Barycenter | 0 ± | 0 ± | |
| Pluto | 0 ± | 0 ± | From PLU013 |
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P495.3 Prediction (as of: 2006 10 04) |
| Geocentric Mid-time (yyyy mm dd hh:mm:ss) | 2007 Jul 31 13:50:19 UT |
| Minimum Geocentric Separation (arcsec) | 0.319± 0.006 |
| Position Angle (deg; Pluto relative to the star) | 167.92 |
| Geocentric Velocity (km/s) | 16.7 |
| Prediction Version | P495.3-AST-1.2 |
Prediction Notes
Please direct all inquiries to Planetary Astronomy Lab (planetary-astronomy@mit.edu)
Last updated by Carlos A Zuluaga(czuluaga@mit.edu) 2006-10-04 11:07