Data Set Information
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| DATA_SET_NAME |
PLUTO-CHARON MUTUAL EVENTS V2.0
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| DATA_SET_ID |
EAR-A-3-RDR-PCME-V2.0
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| NSSDC_DATA_SET_ID |
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| DATA_SET_TERSE_DESCRIPTION |
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| 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). Modification History : In January 2002 SBN personnel calculated UTC based on the Julian dates provided and added it to the data files. At the time resolution of the Julian date (less than 1.e-05), UTC and UT are equivalent. START_TIME and STOP_TIME values were updated throughout as appropriate. No other data values were changed.
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| DATA_SET_RELEASE_DATE |
2002-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
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| START_TIME |
1985-01-16T11:01:21.000Z
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| STOP_TIME |
1990-09-23T02:27:10.000Z
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| MISSION_NAME |
SUPPORT ARCHIVES
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| MISSION_START_DATE |
2004-03-22T12:00:00.000Z
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| MISSION_STOP_DATE |
N/A (ongoing)
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| TARGET_NAME |
PLUTO
CHARON
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| TARGET_TYPE |
PLANET
SATELLITE
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| INSTRUMENT_HOST_ID |
MKO
PAL
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| INSTRUMENT_NAME |
TINSLEY PHOTOMETER
RCAC31034A
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| INSTRUMENT_ID |
RCAC31034A
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| INSTRUMENT_TYPE |
PHOTOMULTIPLIER
UNKNOWN
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| NODE_NAME |
Small Bodies
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| ARCHIVE_STATUS |
SUPERSEDED
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| CONFIDENCE_LEVEL_NOTE |
Review : This version of the data set underwent formal external review on May 10, 2002. 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.
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| CITATION_DESCRIPTION |
TBD
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| ABSTRACT_TEXT |
Ground-based observations of Pluto-Charon mutual eclipses
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| PRODUCER_FULL_NAME |
DAVID J. THOLEN
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| SEARCH/ACCESS DATA |
SBN PSI WEBSITE
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