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CCD-observations of asteroids: Accuracy and the nearest perspectives for application of the Laplacian orbit determination method

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

O.P. Bykov*
Affiliation:
Pulkovo observatory, Russia E-mail: [email protected]

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The modern crowded CCD-observations of the Solar system small bodies are very effective and accurate. They easily provide close positions on a short topocentric arc for any celestial body – from several hours during one night to several successive nights at a single observatory. It is obvious, now, that the informational value of such short arc observations is very high. Statistical treatment of these accurate near positions gives an opportunity to calculate the first and second derivatives of spherical asteroid coordinates or an angular topocentric velocity and its positional angle, a topocentric angular acceleration and a curvature of visible trajectory of observed celestial body.

Type
Part X - Solar System Astrometry
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1996 

References

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