Rock Element File Release


Rock Elements: SAT357

Location: ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/eph/satellites/rckin/rckin.sat357eq.txt

Equinox Reference Julian Date: 2451545.00

Bodies on the File:

    Name      Number          GM                  AX        BX        CX
    Pan        618     0.000000000000000E+00     0.000     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             133584.8403056548       km
       h = esin(omega+node)        1.184137532026823E-06   
       k = ecos(omega+node)       -3.795001338256199E-06   
       mean longitude              146.5934643173052       deg
       p = tan(i/2)sin(node)       3.485750239434890E-06   
       q = tan(i/2)cos(node)       1.868116711429591E-06   
       apsidal rate                3.711667873563986E-05   deg/sec
       mean longitude rate         7.245737663080527E-03   deg/sec
       nodal rate                 -3.692848983924850E-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             136503.4061742419       km
       h = esin(omega+node)        7.953373144505403E-06   
       k = ecos(omega+node)        1.544106618779353E-05   
       mean longitude              153.5815515789244       deg
       p = tan(i/2)sin(node)       1.989291987836432E-05   
       q = tan(i/2)cos(node)      -1.400452041662295E-05   
       apsidal rate                3.436678564527815E-05   deg/sec
       mean longitude rate         7.013647605763186E-03   deg/sec
       nodal rate                 -3.420001234488550E-05   deg/sec
       Reference plane pole RTA    40.58266021370071       deg
       Reference plane pole DEC    83.53762557532015       deg

Release to: Horizons/NAIF                      Time: 12-Apr-2013 15:57:20
Preparer: R. A. Jacobson

Comments:
Update of precessing ellipse elements for Pan and Daphnis
using Cassini imaging through January 2013.