Satellite Ephemeris File Release


Satellite Ephemeris: PLU043

Location: ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/eph/satellites/nio/LINUX_PC/plu043.nio
Size(nio): 71396352 bytes

Enter SATEPHMERGE/13 21-Dec-2013 09:09:41.752 linked 24-May-2011 16:26:51
Fit to observations
Ephemeris Version Number: 17
Timespan from JED  2415025.500(06-JAN-1900) to JED  2488069.500(01-JAN-2100)
File Epoch Julian Date: 2456293.50
Master Interval: 6.0000 Days
Equinox Reference Julian Date: 2451545.00
Planetary Ephemeris Number: DE-0430/LE-0430

Bodies on the File:

   Name       Number            GM             NDIV   NDEG   Model
   Charon       901    1.058799888601881E+02      1     13   SATORBINT
   Nix          902    3.048175648169760E-03      2     11   SATORBINT
   Hydra        903    3.211039206155255E-03      2     10   SATORBINT
   Kerberos     904    1.110040850536676E-03      2     10   SATORBINT
   Styx         905    0.000000000000000E+00      2     11   SATORBINT
   Pluto        999    8.696138177608748E+02      1     11   SATORBINT
   System              9.755011758767678E+02

Additional Constants on the File:

  AU       1.495978707000000E+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     1.327132332639000E+11   C90202   0.000000000000000E+00
  S90202   1.123749802405614E-20   901RAD   6.050000000000000E+02
  901J2    0.000000000000000E+00   901C22   0.000000000000000E+00
  901LIB   1.000000000000000E-10


Chebyshev interpolation error:  1.400 meters

Release to: Horizons/NAIF/New Horizons         Time: 21-Dec-2013 10:41:39

Preparer: M. Brozovic

Comments:
Update of the ephemeris of Pluto's satellites from a fit to all
available data.  This ephemeris is documented in an article that
has been submitted to a special New Horizons issue of Icarus.