In order to study the potential associated with high precision CCD astrometry of irregular satel- lites, we have acquired experimental observations of Himalia, the sixth and irregular satellite of Jupiter. A total of ...In order to study the potential associated with high precision CCD astrometry of irregular satel- lites, we have acquired experimental observations of Himalia, the sixth and irregular satellite of Jupiter. A total of 185 CCD observations were obtained by using the 2.4m and 1 m telescopes administered by Yunnan Observatories over ten nights. Preliminary analysis of the observations were made, including geo- metric distortion, atmospheric refraction, and also the phase effect. All positions of Himalia are measured relative to the reference stars from the catalog UCAC4 in each CCD field of view. The theoretical positions of Himalia were retrieved from the Institute de M6chanique C61este et de Calcul des t^ph6m6rides, while the positions of Jupiter were obtained based on the planetary ephemeris INPOP13c. The results show that the means of observed minus computed （O - C） residuals are -0.004＂ and -0.002＂ in right ascension and declination, respectively. The standard deviations of （O - C） residuals are estimated to be about 0.04＂ in each direction.展开更多
木卫六是木星最大的一颗不规则天然卫星,为了获得它的高精度观测位置,天体测量归算过程中各方面都需要考虑,其中特别重要的是参考星表的选择。应用最新公布的星表Gaia Data Release 1(Gaia DR1),同时采用UCAC4星表进行比较,对2015年云...木卫六是木星最大的一颗不规则天然卫星,为了获得它的高精度观测位置,天体测量归算过程中各方面都需要考虑,其中特别重要的是参考星表的选择。应用最新公布的星表Gaia Data Release 1(Gaia DR1),同时采用UCAC4星表进行比较,对2015年云南天文台获得的185个木卫六的观测资料进行处理和归算,结果显示,采用Gaia DR1星表的木卫六的位置测量精度在赤经和赤纬两个方向都约为0.02″,比采用UCAC4的结果有显著提升。展开更多
The geometric distortion of a CCD field of view has a direct influence on the positional measurements of CCD observations. In order to obtain high precision astrometric results, the geometric distortion should be deri...The geometric distortion of a CCD field of view has a direct influence on the positional measurements of CCD observations. In order to obtain high precision astrometric results, the geometric distortion should be derived and corrected precisely. As presented in our previous work, a convenient solution has been carried out and has also been applied to observations of Phoebe. In order to fur- ther improve the solution, an orthogonal method based on Zernike polynomials is used in this work. Four nights of CCD observations including Himalia, the sixth satellite of Jupiter, and open clusters （NGC 1664 or NGC 2324） on each night have been processed as an application. The observations were obtained from the 2.4 m telescope administered by Yunnan Observatories. The catalog UCAC4 was used to match reference stars in all of the CCD frames. The ephemeris of Himalia is retrieved from the Institut de M6canique C61este et de Calcul des Ephemerides （IMCCE）. Our results show that the means of observed minus calculated （O - C） positional residuals are -0.034 and -0.026 arcsec in right ascension and declination, respectively. The corresponding standard deviations are 0.031＂ and 0.028＂. The measurement dispersion is significantly improved compared to that by using our previous solution.展开更多
基金provided by CASthe People’s Government of Yunnan Provincefinancially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.U1431227 and 11273014)
文摘In order to study the potential associated with high precision CCD astrometry of irregular satel- lites, we have acquired experimental observations of Himalia, the sixth and irregular satellite of Jupiter. A total of 185 CCD observations were obtained by using the 2.4m and 1 m telescopes administered by Yunnan Observatories over ten nights. Preliminary analysis of the observations were made, including geo- metric distortion, atmospheric refraction, and also the phase effect. All positions of Himalia are measured relative to the reference stars from the catalog UCAC4 in each CCD field of view. The theoretical positions of Himalia were retrieved from the Institute de M6chanique C61este et de Calcul des t^ph6m6rides, while the positions of Jupiter were obtained based on the planetary ephemeris INPOP13c. The results show that the means of observed minus computed （O - C） residuals are -0.004＂ and -0.002＂ in right ascension and declination, respectively. The standard deviations of （O - C） residuals are estimated to be about 0.04＂ in each direction.
基金support from the staff at the Lijiang 2.4 m telescopeFunding for the telescope has been provided by CAS and the People’s Government of Yunnan Provincefinancially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.U1431227 and11273014)
文摘The geometric distortion of a CCD field of view has a direct influence on the positional measurements of CCD observations. In order to obtain high precision astrometric results, the geometric distortion should be derived and corrected precisely. As presented in our previous work, a convenient solution has been carried out and has also been applied to observations of Phoebe. In order to fur- ther improve the solution, an orthogonal method based on Zernike polynomials is used in this work. Four nights of CCD observations including Himalia, the sixth satellite of Jupiter, and open clusters （NGC 1664 or NGC 2324） on each night have been processed as an application. The observations were obtained from the 2.4 m telescope administered by Yunnan Observatories. The catalog UCAC4 was used to match reference stars in all of the CCD frames. The ephemeris of Himalia is retrieved from the Institut de M6canique C61este et de Calcul des Ephemerides （IMCCE）. Our results show that the means of observed minus calculated （O - C） positional residuals are -0.034 and -0.026 arcsec in right ascension and declination, respectively. The corresponding standard deviations are 0.031＂ and 0.028＂. The measurement dispersion is significantly improved compared to that by using our previous solution.
