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Satellites de Saturne I à VIII : configurations pour 1987
J.-E. Arlot, Th. Derouazi, Y. Jannot, Ch. Ruatti
To cite this version:
J.-E. Arlot, Th. Derouazi, Y. Jannot, Ch. Ruatti. Satellites de Saturne I à VIII : configurations pour
1987. [Rapport de recherche] Institut de mécanique céleste et de calcul des éphémérides(IMCCE).
1986, 33 p., figures, tableaux. �hal-01467654�
CONFIGURATIONS
DES HUIT
PREMIERS
SATELLITES
DE
SATURNE
POUR
1987
CONFIGURATIONS
OF THE
FIRST EIGHT
SATELLITES
OF
SATURN
FOR
1987
S u p p l é m e n t à Ia C o n n a i s s a n c e des Temps à l ’usage des o b s e r v a t e u r s . R é d a c t i o n et calculs: J.-E. A R L O T , Th. DEROUAZI, Y. JA N N O T , Ch. R U A T T I . Bu r e a u des Lo n g i t u d e s , 77 a v e n u e Denfert - R o c h e r e a u , F - 7 5 0 l 4 PARIS.
C o u v e r t u r e : 1fI n s t r u m e n t pour trouver les c o n f i g u r a t i o n s des S a t e l l i t e s de Saturne", extrait de Lalande 1792, A s t r o n o m i e tome 3 .
I m p r i m é au B u r e a u des Longitudes ISSN 0 7 6 9 - 1 0 2 5
I N T R O D U C T I O N
Le B u r e a u des L o n g i t u d e s publie chaque année d a n s Ia C o n n a i s s a n c e d es T e m p s r les p o s i t i o n s des p lanètes, du Soleil et de Ia Lune sous forme de c o e f f i c i e n t s de Tchéby- cheff. Des s u p p l é m e n t s à Ia Con n a i s s a n c e des T e m o s sont p u b l i é s ég a l e m e n t et donnent: -Ies pos i t i o n s des s a t e l l i t e s galiléens de Jupiter, des h u i t p r e m i e r s satellites de S a turne et des c inq s a t e l l i t e s d ’Uranus sous forme de fonct i o n s m i x t e s d é p e n d a n t d i r e c t e me n t du temps.
-Ies po s i t i o n s des s a t e l l i t e s faibles de J u pi t e r (VI, VII, V III et IX) et de Phoebe
(satellite IX de Saturne) sous forme de c o e f ficients de T c h é b y c h e f f .
-Ies c o n f i g u r a t i o n s et les phén o m è n e s des s a t e l l i t e s g a l i l é e n s de Jupiter.
Le p r é s e n t s u p p l é m e n t donne les c o n f i g u r a tions des huit p r e m i e r s s a tellites de Sat u r n e dans Ie but, p r i n c i p a l e m e n t , d ’aider les o b s e r v a t e u r s à i d e n t i f i e r ces satellites. La pr é c i s i o n de lecture des courbes p e r m e t une p r é c i s i o n dans Ia p o s i t i o n de l'ordre de 10 à 15 secondes de degré (").
Th e B ureau d e s L o n g i t u d e s p u b l i s h e s e a c h year in the C o n n a i s s a n c e des T e m p s , the p o sitions of the Planets, the Sun and the M o o n as C h e b y c h e v p o l y n o m i a l s . Sev e r a l s u p p l e m e n t s to the C o n n a i s s a n c e des T e m p s are a l s o p u b l i shed and give:
-the p o s i t i o n s of the g a l i l e a n s a t e l l i t e s of Jupiter, of the fir s t e i g h t s a t e l l i t e s of S a
turn and of the five sate l l i t e s of U r a n u s as m i x e d functions d e p e n d i n g d i r e c t l y on the t i m e .
-the p o s i t i o n s of the faint s a t e l l i t e s of Jup i t e r (VI, VII, V I I I and IX), of P h o e b e (satellite IX of Saturn) as C h e b y c h e v p o l y nomials .
-the c o n f i g u r a t i o n s and the p h e n o m e n a of the galil e a n s a t e l l i t e s of Jupiter.
The p r e s e n t s u p p l e m e n t g i v e s the c o n f i g u rations of the f i rst e i g h t s a t e l l i t e s of S a turn in order to h e l p the o b s e r v e r s to i d e n tify t h o s e : s a t e l l i t e s . The p r e c i s i o n of the curves allows an a c c u r a c y in the p o s i t i o n of about 10 to 15 s e c o n d s of d e g r e e (” ).
-5-Name
Orbit
_____ (km)______
Orbit
(in Saturn
radii)
Satellites of Saturn
Period
Additional
Radius
(hrs)
Name___________ (km)______
Density
(gm/cc)
AIbedot
I980S28
137,670
2.82
14.446
A ring Shep.
10x20
—0.4
1980S27
139,350
2.310
14.712
F Ring Shep.
70x50x40
—0.6
1980S26
141,700
2.349
15.085
F Ring Shep.
55x45x35
—0.6
1980S3
151,422
2.510
16.664
Trailing
70x60x50
—0.4
Co-Orbital
1980S1
151,472
2.511
16.672
Leading
110x100x80
—0.4
Co-Orbital
Mimas
185,540
3.075
22.618
S-I
196 ± 3
1.4 ± 0 .2
OJ
Enceladus
238,040
3.946
32.885
S-2
250 + 10
1.2 ± 0 .4
1.0
Tethys
294,670
4.884
45.307
____________SO
_____________3 5 0 ± 1 0
1 .2 1 + 0 .1 6
0.8
1980S13
294,670
4.884
45.307
Lagrangian
17x14x13
—0.6
1980S2S
294,670
4.884
45.307
Lagrangian
17x11x11
____________ — _____________0.8
Dione
377,420
6.256
65.686
S+I
560 ± 5
1.43 ± 0 .0 6
0.6
1980S6
378,060
6.267
65.686
Lagrangian
18x16x15
____________ — _____________0.5
Rhea
527,100
8.737
108.42
S-5
7 6 5 + 5
1.34 ± 0 .0 9
0.6
Titan
1,221,860
20.253
382.69
S-6
2575 ± 2
1 .8 8 + 0 .0 1
0.2
Hyperion
1,481,000
24.550
510.64
S-7
205x130x110
—0.2
Iapetus
3,560,800
59.022
1903.94
S-8
730 ± 10
1.16 ± 0 .0 9
0.5,
0.05
Phoebe
12,954,000
214.7
13210.8
S-9
110 + 10
—
0.06
fA lb e d o is th e fr a c tio n o f incident IiKht which is reJlccted b y the body.
Mereury/November-December 1981
. T h e N e w S a t u r n S y s t e m ( D a v i d M o r r i s o n ).
o ; C o n f i g u r a t i o n s are given for S-I to S-8.
N o t e t h a t S - 1 , S - 2 , S - 3 , S - 4 , S - 5 , S - 6 , S - 7 , S - 8 a r e a l s o d e n o m i n a t e d
I, II, II I , I V , V , V I , V I I , V I I I ,
N a m e s of the r e c e n t l y d i s c o v e r e d satellites:
1980S28 : A t las, XV or S-15
1980S27 : P r o m e t h e u s , XVI or S-16
19 80S26 : Pa n d or a, X V I I or S-17
19 80Sl : Janus, X or S-10
19 80S3 : E p i m e t h e u s , XI or S-Il
1 9 8 0 S l 3 : T e l e s t o , X I I I or S-13
1 9 8 0 S 1 4 : C a l yp so , X I V or :S-14
1980S6 : He l e n e , XII or S-12.
-6-T H E
USE
OF
T H E
C O N F I G U R A T I O N S
The c o n f i g u r a t i o n s a l l o w the i d e n t i f i c a t i o n of the satellites
a n d the d e t e r m i n a t i o n of t h ei r p o s i t i o n in t a n g e n t i a l e q u a t o r i a l
c o o r d i n a t e s r e f e r r e d to the p la n e t S a t u r n w i t h the p r e c i s i o n as
f o l l o w (for a l e c t u r e on the c ur v e s w i t h an a c c u r a c y of 0.5 m i l l i
m et e r ) :
S-I
: 2 to 10"
S-5 : 2 to 3"
S-2
: 2 to 8"
S-6 : 2"
S-3
:
2 to 6"
S-7 :
2"
S-4
: 2 tc 4"
S-8 : 2"
T h i s e x a m p l e shows ho w to p r o c e e d :
l 1DflNS LE SENS OUEST-EST.LES SflTELLITES PflSSENT flU-0ELfl !0E SflTURNE
■; SUD
N U R D
O R B I T E S RPP flRENTES
The d i s t a n c e s Aa cos 6 , m e a s u r e d on the c u r v e s for
the c h o o s e n da t e , are p l o t t e d in a b s c i s s a on w e s t - e a s t axis .
T h e o r d i n a t e is g i v e n by the a p p a r e n t orbits. Th e d i r e c t i o n of
the r o t a t i o n i n d i c a t e s if the s a t e l l i t e is b e f o r e or b e h i n d the
p l a n e t on its orbit.
-7-U S A G E
D E S
C O N F I G U R A T I O N S
L e s c o n f i g u r a t i o n s p e r m e t t e n t d ' i d e n t i f i e r les s a t e l l i t e s
et de d é t e r m i n e r l e u r p o s i t i o n en c o o r d o n n é e s t a n g e n t i e l l e s é q u a t o
r ia l e s r e l a t i v e s à S a t u r n e avec Ia p r é c i s i o n s u i v a n t e (pour une
l e c t u r e des c o u r b e s à 0,5 m i l l i m è t r e près) :
S-I : 2 à
10"
S-5 : 2 à 3"
S-2 : 2 à
8"
S-6 : 2"
S-3 ':
2 à
6"
S-7 : 2"
S - iI : 2 à
iI"
S-8 : 2"
L ' e x e m p l e s u i v an t m o n t r e c omment p r o c é d e r :
DflNS LE SENS OUESI-EST,LES ,SRTELLITES PRSSENT RU-DELfl DE SflTURNE
Nt
ORD
O R B I T E S RPPflRENTES
On r e p o r t e en a b s c i s s e sur l'axe o u e s t - e s t les d i s t a n c e s
A a cos 6 m e s u r é e s , p o u r Ia d at e voulue, sur les c ou r b e s . L ' o r d o n n é e
est d o n n é e pa r les o r b i t e s a p p a re nt es . L ' i n d é t e r m i n a t i o n a v a n t / a r r i è r
est le v é e gr â c e au sens de r o t a t i o n des satellites.
-
10
-1 9 8 7 .- C O N F IGURflTIONS D E S SflTELLI TE S DE SflTURNE
JflNVIER
- P R E M I E R E Q U I N ZflINE
0UES,T
80
.0^
-02
6 6 S-S - I 3.0.0
W o.0
S - 8 S - 6 S — 48.0
.0
.0 S - 5 0 S - 3 .0 S - 7 .0 .0 .0 0OflNS LE S E N S 0 U E S T - E S T , L E S S A T E L L I T E S P A S S E N T A U - D E L A
DE S R T U R N E
SJJD
NtO R D
O R B I T E S f l P P R R E N T E S
-
Ii
-1 9 8 7 . - C O N F I G U R f l T I O N S D E S S H T E L L I T E S D E SflTURNE
JflNVIER
- D E U X I E M E Q U I N Z f l I N E
S - 6s-7
S-2 S-2 . Û S - 325.0
26.0
S - I <' 2 8 .u29.0
30.0
DfiNS LE SENS O U E S T - E S T tLES SATELLITES PASSENT AU-DELA DE SATURNE
K Q R D '
« R B I T F S flPPflRENTES
12
-1 9 8 7 .- C O N F I G U R f l T I O N S D E S S A T E L L I T E S D E Sfl T U R N E
F E V R I E R
- P R E M I E R E Q U I N Z f l I N E
O U E S J
82 .
S-3.S - 3
S - 4 5. 7. S - 68
.-2
9. 1 1.
1 2 . 13.S-1<
16.DflNS LE SENS OUES T - E S T f LES SflTELLI TES PflSSEiNT RU-DELfl DE SflTURNE
NJ3RD
13
-19 8 7 . - C G N F I G U R f l T I O N S D E S S A T E L L I T E S D E S A T U R N E
- D E U X I E M E Q U I N Z A I N E
S-4
S
-S - 7/
23.0
S - 3
S - 6
S - 2
25. 0
26.0
28.0
29.0
DfiNS LE SENS O U E S T - E S T tLES SfiTELLITES PfiSSENT RU-DELfl
DE SRTURNE
SiJD
NiDRD
14
-1 9 8 7 . - C O N F r G U R R T I O N S D E S S f l T E L L I T E S D E SflTU R N E
MflRS
- P R E M I E R E Q U I N Z f l I N E
S - 5S - 7
S — 6) ; s - 4 S - 2 S -S - I1 2 . 0
DRNS LE SENS O U E S T - E S T fLES SRTELLITES FRSSENT RU-DELfi
DE SfiTURNE
SiJD
NJ3RD
15
-19 8 7 . - C O N F I G U R f l T I O N S D E S S A T E L L I T E S D E S f l T U R N E
M A R S
- D E U X I E M E Q U I N Z A I N E
S - 4S - 2
S - 6
20.0
— 22.02 4 . 0
26.02 8 . 0
2 9 . 0
S-3 0 . 0
ORNS LE SENS GUEST-EST,LES SRTELLITES PRSSENT RU-DELR DE SRTURNE
SJJD
16
-19 8 7 . - C O N F I G U R f l T I O N S Ü E S S f l T E L L I T E S DE SflTURNE
flVRIL
- P R E M I E R E Q U I N Z f l I N E
S - 4
S
S
-V
S - 2
S - 8
S - 7
S - I
16.0 —
DflNS LE SENS OU EST - E S T fLES SATELLITES PRSSENT flU-DELfl DE SflTURNE
NJ3RD
17
-19 8 7 . - C O N F I G U R R T I O N S D E S S A T E L L I T E S D E S A T U R N E
A V R I L
- D E U X I E M E Q U I N Z A I N E
1 6 . 0
18.0 19.0 S - 3 S - 720.0
S - 622.0
S - 42 4 . 0
S - 2 S - I2 5 . 0
2 9 . 03 0 . 0
3 2 . 0
DflNS LE SENS G U E S T - E S T , L E S S A T E L L I T E S PflSSENT flU-DELA DE SflTURNE
18
-1 9 8 7 . - C O N F -1 G URflTIONS D E S S R T E L L I T E S DE S f lTURNE
O U E S 1T
8
MflI
2
- P R E M I E R E Q U I N Z f l I N E
O’2
4’E S T
8 S — 5 S - S - 4 S -'S-7 S - 3DflNS LE SE N S O U E S T - E S T , l E S SfiTELLITES PfiSSENT flU-DELfi DE SfiTURNE
SiJD
NJ3RD
19
-19 8 7 . - C 0 N F I G U R f l T I O N S DES S A T E L L I T E S D E S A T U R N E '
M A I
- D E U X I E M E Q U I N Z A I N E
.0
S-3
S - 4S - 5
22 Ao S - 8 2 5 . 0 2 6 . 0 S - 7 2 8 . 0 S - 6 2 9 . 0 3 0 . 0 3 2 . 0 D R N S LE SENS 0 U E S T - E S T , L E S S R T E L L I T E S PRSSENT R U - D E L R DE S R T U R N ES U Ü
N*QRD
O R B I T E S A P P A R E N T E S
-
20
-1 9 8 7 . - C G N F I G U R f l T I O N S D E S S R T E L L I T E S D E S R T U R N E
O U E S T
B
J U I N
2- P R E M I E R E Q U I N Z R I N E
0
’2
4
'E S T
8 S - 4-2
S — 31
1
S-1 11
OflNS LE S E N S O U E S T - E S T , L E S S A T E L L I T E S PflSSENT RU-DELfl OE SflTURNE
21
-1 9 8 7 .- C O N F I G U R f l T I O N S D E S S R T E L L I T E S DE S R T U R N E
J U I N
- D E U X I E M E Q U I N Z f l I N E
O U E S T
.
,
.
.
.
.
,
E1S T
S -- 3 S — 7 - 4 S-DflNS LE SENS O U E S T - E S T . L E S SflTELLlTES PflSSENT flU-DELfl DE SflTURNE
NiDRD
22
-19 8 7 . - C O N F I G U R R T I O N S D E S S R T E L L I T E S D E S R T U R N E
J U I L L E T
- P R E M I E R E Q U I N Z R I N E
OUESJ
-8
S - 5 S - 3 S - 6 ) -7 1 11
OflNS LE SENS GUEST-EST,LES SATELLITES PflSSENT flU-DELfl DE SflTURNE
E S T
O U E S T
H O R O
23
-1 9 8 7 . - C O N F I G U R f l T I O N S D E S S R T E L L I T E S DE SflTURNE
J U I L L E T
- D E U X I E M E Q U I N Z f l I N E
s -22.0 S - 4 23. 0 S - 3 S - 6 S - 5 26. 0 27 . 0 2 9 . 0S - 7
30.
D9NS LE SENS OUEST-EST,LES SflTELLITES PflSSENT flU-DELfl DE SRTURNE
SJJD
NJ3RD
2 4
-1 9 87. - C O N F IGURflT IONS D E S S A T E L L I T E S DE - S A T U R N E
A Q U T
- P R E M I E R E Q U I N Z A I N E
S-5
1S -4
1S-S - ô
1S-7
1 1 1Dfl,NS LE SENS C U E S T - E 5 T . L E S S H FELLITES PflSSENT AU-L fl DE SflTURNE