Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5488079 | Planetary and Space Science | 2016 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
In this paper we present the results of the observations of the Uranian satellites made with the 26-in. refractor at the Pulkovo Observatory in 2007-2016. Almost 7000 CCD frames were analyzed and reduced using the UCAC4 catalog. Coordinates of Uranus were determined indirectly using the satellite positions and their ephemeris relative to the planet. The (O-C) differences were calculated for each object using the INPOP13c planetary theory and Lainey's theory of the satellites' motion. The positioning accuracy is better than 0.5Â arcsec. The mean values of (O-C) do not exceed 0â³.1 in RA and DEC correspondingly (Ariel: 0â³.043 and â0â³.074; Umbriel: 0.â³025 and â0.â³069; Titania: â0.â³009 and â0.â³014; Oberon: â0.â³001 and â0â³.019; Uranus: 0.â³002 and â0.â³016). They are in a good agreement with the ephemeris.
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Authors
A.P. Ershova, E.A. Roshchina, I.S. Izmailov,