Data Set Information
|
| DATA_SET_NAME |
PLUTO-CHARON MUTUAL EVENTS V1.0
|
| DATA_SET_ID |
EAR-A-3-RDR-PCME-V1.0
|
| NSSDC_DATA_SET_ID |
|
| DATA_SET_TERSE_DESCRIPTION |
|
| DATA_SET_DESCRIPTION |
Data Set Overview : During the period 1985-1990, the earth entered the orbital plane of Pluto and its moon Charon, and the mutual eclipse events were observed from ground-based observatories. A subset of these data are included in this data set, and more will be added in future updates. The current version contains photoelectric photometry data from thirty-nine events observed at Mauna Kea Observatory by Tholen, and CCD photometry data from fifteen events observed at Palomar Observatory by Buratti and colleagues. Data : The Mauna Kea data is in the file pcmemko.tab, and includes standard B magnitudes and errors, and Julian date at mid-observation, corrected for light-travel time. The Palomar data is in the file pcmepal.tab, and includes differential magnitudes and errors, and Julian date at mid-observation (uncorrected).
|
| DATA_SET_RELEASE_DATE |
1999-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
|
| START_TIME |
1985-01-01T12:00:00.000Z
|
| STOP_TIME |
1990-01-01T12:00:00.000Z
|
| MISSION_NAME |
|
| MISSION_START_DATE |
|
| MISSION_STOP_DATE |
|
| TARGET_NAME |
PLUTO
|
| TARGET_TYPE |
PLANET
|
| INSTRUMENT_HOST_ID |
MKO
PAL
|
| INSTRUMENT_NAME |
TINSLEY PHOTOMETER
RCAC31034A
|
| INSTRUMENT_ID |
RCAC31034A
|
| INSTRUMENT_TYPE |
PHOTOMULTIPLIER
UNKNOWN
|
| NODE_NAME |
Small Bodies
|
| ARCHIVE_STATUS |
SUPERSEDED
|
| CONFIDENCE_LEVEL_NOTE |
Review : This data set underwent formal external review on April 9, 1999. Data Coverage and Quality : The data set is eventually intended to be a complete collection of groundbased observations of the Pluto-Charon mutual events. At present, it contains visual photometric data from Mauna Kea Observatory and Palomar Observatory. Additional data will be added in future updates.
|
| CITATION_DESCRIPTION |
Citation TBD
|
| ABSTRACT_TEXT |
During the period 1985-1990, the earth entered the orbital plane of Pluto and its moon Charon, and the mutual eclipse events were observed from ground-based observatories. A subset of these data are included in this data set, and more will be added in future updates. The current version contains photoelectric photometry data from thirty-nine events observed at Mauna Kea Observatory by Tholen, and CCD photometry data from fifteen events observed at Palomar Observatory by Buratti and colleagues.
|
| PRODUCER_FULL_NAME |
DAVID J. THOLEN
|
| SEARCH/ACCESS DATA |
SBN PSI WEBSITE
|
|
.png)
.png)
