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The motion of Hyperion: On the accuracy of the observations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

Nikolai O. Kirsanov
Nikolai O. Kirsanov*
Affiliation:
Institute for Theoretical Astronomy, Kutuzova 10, St. Petersburg, Russia [email protected]

Abstract

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93 observations of the seventh satellite of Saturn, Hyperion, with 473 observations of Titan—Saturn's sixth and the most massive satellite and the one nearest to Hyperion—are considered. The observations were made in 1967–1981 at several observatories. The values of (O–C) across and along the orbits are obtained. The normality of the distributions of (O–C) is studied.

Type
Part III - Satellites: Theory and Ephemerides
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 172: Dynamics, Ephemerides and Astrometry of the Solar System , 1996 , pp. 137 - 140
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1996 

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