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A new astrometric measurement and reduction of USNO photographic observations of Phobos and Deimos: 1967–1997

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Robert, V. Lainey, V. Pascu, D. Pasewaldt, A. Arlot, J.-E. Dehant, Véronique [UCL] Thuillot, W.

Context. Accurate positional measurements of planets and satellites are used to improve our knowledge of both their orbits and their dynamics and to infer the accuracy of the planet and satellite ephemerides. Aims. In the framework of the European FP7 ESPaCE program, we provide the positions of Mars, Phobos, and Deimos taken with the US Naval Observatory 61-inch astrometric reflector and 26-inch refractor from 1967 to 1997. Methods. Four hundred twenty five astrophotographic plates were measured with the digitizer of the Royal Observatory of Belgium and reduced through an optimal process that includes image, instrumental, and spherical corrections using the UCAC4 catalog to provide the most accurate equatorial (RA, Dec) positions. Results. We compared the observed positions of the planet Mars and its satellites with the theoretical positions from INPOP13c and DE430 planetary ephemerides and from NOE MarsSatV1_0 and MAR097 satellite ephemerides. The rms residuals in RA and Dec of one position are less than 62 mas or about 20 km at the opposition of Mars. The rms intersatellite residuals in RA and Dec of one position are less than 40 mas or about 13 km at Mars. This accuracy is comparable to the most recent CCD observations. We also fitted the NOE model to the new computed positions and compared the orbital evolution of Phobos and Deimos with those derived from the same model, but only fitted to spacecraft data. Our results show that astrophotographic plate data can now compete with those of old spacecraft.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Article de recherche
Access type Accès restreint
Publication date 2015
Language Anglais
Journal information "Astronomy & Astrophysics" - Vol. 582, p. A36 (2015)
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher E D P Sciences ((France) Les Ulis)
issn 0004-6361
e-issn 1432-0746
Publication status Publié
Affiliation UCL - SST/ELI/ELIC - Earth & Climate
Keywords astrometry ; ephemerides ; planets and satellites: individual: Phobos ; planets and satellites: individual: Deimos ; CISM:CECI ; 1443
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Bibliographic reference Robert, V. ; Lainey, V. ; Pascu, D. ; Pasewaldt, A. ; Arlot, J.-E. ; et. al. A new astrometric measurement and reduction of USNO photographic observations of Phobos and Deimos: 1967–1997. In: Astronomy & Astrophysics, Vol. 582, p. A36 (2015)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/171869