Content
asteroid: (113) Amalthea
satellites: S/2017 (113) 1
total number: 1
type: position
dates: 2017
observatory: several positions
Reference.
Green, D. W. E.
S/2017 (113) 1.
CBET 4413
Informations.
relative to: the primary
reference frame: astrometric ICRF
centre of frame: topocentric
epoch of equinox: J2000
time scale: UT
reduction: no information
coordinates: s, p (separation, position angle)
diff. refraction: no information
receptor: no information
telescope: see the comments
Comments.
The satellite S/2017 (113) 1 was detected while observing the Tycho Catalogue star 1878-01081-1 being occulted by (113) Amalthea.
The event was observed at ten sites located in Arizona and Texas. The telescopes with the diameters from 8 to 61 cm were used.
Format.
1. Year of the moment of observation
2. Month of the moment of observation
3. Day of the moment of observation with decimals
4. s - separation, arcsec
5. p - position angle, degree
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Year Day s p
Month arcsec deg
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