Satellite Ephemeris File Release


Satellite Ephemeris: PLU031

Location: ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/eph/satellites/nio/LINUX_PC/plu031.nio
Size(nio): 71963648 bytes

Enter SATEPHMERGE/13 24-Oct-2012 08:43:52.170 linked 24-May-2011 16:26:51
Merge of forward and back
Fit to observations
Ephemeris Version Number: 17
Timespan from JED  2415019.500(31-DEC-1899) to JED  2488071.500(03-JAN-2100)
File Epoch Julian Date: 2455927.50
Master Interval: 4.0000 Days
Equinox Reference Julian Date: 2451545.00
Planetary Ephemeris Number: DE-0424/LE-0424

Bodies on the File:

   Name     Number            GM             NDIV   NDEG   Model
   Charon     901    1.050691723176148E+02      1     15   SATORBINT
   Nix        902    1.000000000000000E-12      1     15   SATORBINT
   Hydra      903    1.017990654749214E-02      1     15   SATORBINT
   S_2011     904    1.000000000000000E-12      1     15   SATORBINT
   Pluto      999    8.672873626394438E+02      1     15   SATORBINT
   System            9.723667148636081E+02

Additional Constants on the File:

  AU       1.495978706996262E+08   RADIUS   1.181000000000000E+03
  J902     0.000000000000000E+00   POLTIM   2.451545000000000E+06
  ZACPL9   3.130520320000000E+02   ZDEPL9   6.176400000000000E+00
  DACPL9   0.000000000000000E+00   DDEPL9   0.000000000000000E+00
  WPL9     2.371753000000000E+02   WDP9    -5.636247850433917E+01
  GM5      1.267127648000003E+08   GM6      3.794058520000016E+07
  GM7      5.794548600000031E+06   GM8      6.836527100580398E+06
  GM10     1.327132332630031E+11   C90202   0.000000000000000E+00
  S90202   0.000000000000000E+00   901RAD   6.050000000000000E+02
  901J2    0.000000000000000E+00   901C22   0.000000000000000E+00
  901LIB   1.000000000000000E-10


Chebyshev interpolation error: 0.7000 meters

Release to: Horizons/NAIF                      Time: 24-Oct-2012 08:58:11

Preparer: R. A. Jacobson

Comments: Updated ephemeris for Pluto's satellites from a fit to all
available data.  Presented at the 2012 DPS meeting.