(18) Melpomene (18) Melpomene(18) Melpomene Epoch 2002 May 6.0 TT = JDT 2452400.5 (M-c) Bowell M 310.64223 (2000.0) P Q n 0.28330587 Peri. 227.70789 +0.94393202 -0.31862778 a 2.2959671 Node 150.56088 +0.33013706 +0.90992582 e 0.2174714 Incl. 10.12713 +0.00136600 +0.26553972 P 3.48 H 6.51 G 0.25 From 2877 observations at 51 oppositions, 1870-1993, mean residual 0".52.An explanation of the orbital elements is available.
These orbital elements are also available in forms suitable for loading into a number of popular planetarium-type software programs.
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2002 06 15 23 29.58 -01 09.4 1.652 1.957 91.2 31.3 10.2 2002 06 20 23 37.50 -00 40.8 1.592 1.946 93.9 31.4 10.1 2002 06 25 23 45.19 -00 15.3 1.532 1.936 96.8 31.4 10.1 2002 06 30 23 52.64 +00 06.5 1.474 1.926 99.7 31.4 10.0 2002 07 05 23 59.81 +00 24.4 1.416 1.916 102.7 31.2 9.9 2002 07 10 00 06.65 +00 37.6 1.360 1.907 105.8 30.9 9.7 2002 07 15 00 13.14 +00 45.9 1.305 1.897 109.0 30.4 9.6 2002 07 20 00 19.22 +00 48.6 1.252 1.889 112.4 29.8 9.5 2002 07 25 00 24.85 +00 45.3 1.200 1.880 115.9 29.1 9.4 2002 07 30 00 29.98 +00 35.5 1.150 1.872 119.5 28.2 9.3 2002 08 04 00 34.56 +00 18.8 1.103 1.864 123.3 27.1 9.1 2002 08 09 00 38.51 -00 05.3 1.058 1.857 127.3 25.7 9.0 2002 08 14 00 41.77 -00 37.2 1.016 1.850 131.5 24.2 8.9 2002 08 19 00 44.32 -01 16.8 0.976 1.843 135.9 22.5 8.7 2002 08 24 00 46.09 -02 04.0 0.941 1.837 140.4 20.5 8.6 2002 08 29 00 47.08 -02 58.6 0.909 1.831 145.1 18.4 8.4 2002 09 03 00 47.24 -03 59.8 0.881 1.825 149.9 16.1 8.3 2002 09 08 00 46.61 -05 06.5 0.858 1.820 154.8 13.6 8.2 2002 09 13 00 45.23 -06 17.1 0.839 1.816 159.5 11.2 8.0 2002 09 18 00 43.21 -07 29.5 0.825 1.812 163.6 9.0 7.9 2002 09 23 00 40.67 -08 41.4 0.817 1.808 166.6 7.4 7.8 2002 09 28 00 37.76 -09 50.5 0.814 1.805 167.2 7.1 7.8 2002 10 03 00 34.67 -10 54.4 0.817 1.803 165.3 8.1 7.8 2002 10 08 00 31.59 -11 51.0 0.824 1.800 161.6 10.1 7.9 2002 10 13 00 28.73 -12 38.4 0.837 1.799 157.1 12.5 8.0 2002 10 18 00 26.29 -13 15.5 0.855 1.798 152.3 15.0 8.2 2002 10 23 00 24.40 -13 41.7 0.877 1.797 147.4 17.4 8.3 2002 10 28 00 23.18 -13 56.9 0.903 1.797 142.5 19.7 8.4 2002 11 02 00 22.70 -14 01.5 0.933 1.797 137.8 21.8 8.6 2002 11 07 00 23.02 -13 55.8 0.967 1.798 133.3 23.7 8.7 2002 11 12 00 24.16 -13 40.6 1.004 1.799 129.0 25.3 8.8 2002 11 17 00 26.10 -13 16.9 1.043 1.801 124.8 26.8 8.9 2002 11 22 00 28.82 -12 45.6 1.085 1.803 120.8 28.1 9.1 2002 11 27 00 32.25 -12 07.6 1.129 1.806 117.0 29.1 9.2 2002 12 02 00 36.36 -11 23.7 1.175 1.809 113.4 30.0 9.3 2002 12 07 00 41.11 -10 34.6 1.223 1.813 109.9 30.7 9.4 2002 12 12 00 46.43 -09 41.1 1.272 1.817 106.6 31.3 9.5 2002 12 17 00 52.28 -08 43.8 1.323 1.822 103.4 31.7 9.6 2002 12 22 00 58.61 -07 43.5 1.374 1.827 100.2 32.0 9.7 2002 12 27 01 05.37 -06 40.7 1.427 1.832 97.2 32.2 9.8 2003 01 01 01 12.52 -05 35.8 1.481 1.838 94.3 32.2 9.9
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