Rock Element File Release


Rock Elements: SAT353

Location: ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/eph/satellites/rckin/rckin.sat353eq.txt

Equinox Reference Julian Date: 2451545.00

Bodies on the File:

    Name      Number          GM                  AX        BX        CX
    Pan        618     0.000000000000000E+00     0.500     0.000     0.000
    Daphni     635     0.000000000000000E+00     0.000     0.000     0.000

    Elements for Pan    at Julian Date: 2451545.000000000
       Semi-major axis             133584.9665747076       km
       h = esin(omega+node)        1.604781133142380E-06   
       k = ecos(omega+node)       -3.313066563799880E-06   
       mean longitude              146.5933402582515       deg
       p = tan(i/2)sin(node)       2.275060147452053E-06   
       q = tan(i/2)cos(node)       1.740340403152003E-06   
       apsidal rate                3.711667872388040E-05   deg/sec
       mean longitude rate         7.245737663543955E-03   deg/sec
       nodal rate                 -3.692848975480782E-05   deg/sec
       Reference plane pole RTA    40.58266021370071       deg
       Reference plane pole DEC    83.53762557532015       deg

    Elements for Daphni at Julian Date: 2451545.0
       Semi-major axis             136504.0941809025       km
       h = esin(omega+node)        9.826554090945180E-06   
       k = ecos(omega+node)        1.179908217074106E-05   
       mean longitude              153.5879301710556       deg
       p = tan(i/2)sin(node)       1.793347801180179E-05   
       q = tan(i/2)cos(node)      -1.664479721758035E-05   
       apsidal rate                3.436678549370743E-05   deg/sec
       mean longitude rate         7.013647583529643E-03   deg/sec
       nodal rate                 -3.420001209348275E-05   deg/sec
       Reference plane pole RTA    40.58266021370071       deg
       Reference plane pole DEC    83.53762557532015       deg

Release to: Horizons/NAIF                      Time: 08-Mar-2012 10:31:34
Preparer: R. A. Jacobson

Comments:
Update of Pan and Daphnis elements with Cassini data through January 2012.