Contents.
planet: 6 - Saturn
satellites: S12 - Helene: 890
total number: 890
type: absolute
dates: 2004-2016
observatory: Cassini space probe
Reference
Qingfeng Z., Yutao X., Qingyu P., Xiaohua M., Zhan L., Na W. (2019)
Astrometric reduction of Cassini ISS images of Helene
SCIENTIA SINICA Physica, Mechanica & Astronomica, vol. 49, issue 1, p. 019502.
2019SSPMA__49a9502Q
Informations.
relative to: absolute
reference frame: astrometric
centre of frame: Cassini space probe
epoch of equinox: ICRF
time scale: UTC
reduction: Gaia DR2
coordinates: absolute
diff. refraction: no information
receptor: CCD
telescope: Cassini ISS narrow angle camera (NAC)
observers: Cassini space probe
data included in standard data file: no
Comments.
Format.
1. Image name
2. Year of the date of observation
3. Day in the year of observation
4. Hour of the date of observation
5. Minute of the date of observation
6. Seconds of the date of observation
7. Right ascension of Helene (RA, degrees)
8. Declination of Helene (Dec, degrees)
9. Right ascension of the camera's pointing vector orientation (RAc, degrees)
10. Declination of the camera's pointing vector orientation (DecC, degrees)
11. The camera's twist angle (twist, degrees)
12. Sample coordinate of Helene in the image (sample, pixels)
13. Line coordinate of Helene in the image (line, pixels)
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Image name Year Day Time RA Dec RAc DecC twist sample line
h m s degrees degrees degrees degrees degrees pixels pixels
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