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Date__(UT)__HR:MN R.A._(ICRF/J2000.0)_DEC APmag delta deldot S-O-T /r S-T-O *******************************************************************************************************

2013-Feb-15 19:25 10 38 25.38 -02 36 40.4 6.76 0.00019295780601 -0.0246705 161.7634 /L 18.2320

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This tool provides a web-based limited interface to JPL's HORIZONS system which can be used to generate ephemerides for solar-system bodies. Full access to HORIZONS features is available via the primary telnet interface. HORIZONS system news shows recent changes and improvements. A web-interface tutorial is available to assist new users.

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JPL/HORIZONS (2012 DA14) 2012-Mar-15 13:21:15 Rec #:759753 (+COV) Soln.date: 2012-Mar-15_00:50:40 # obs: 136 (20 days) FK5/J2000.0 helio. ecliptic osc. elements (AU, DAYS, DEG, period=Julian yrs): EPOCH= 2455987.5 ! 2012-Mar-01.00 (CT) Residual RMS= .27389 EC= .1083404929711124 QR= .8932545782872212 TP= 2455895.399404344 OM= 147.3082747073214 W= 271.1012841636085 IN= 10.3508394018694 A= 1.001788879326424 MA= 90.53201846775865 ADIST= 1.110323180365627 PER= 1.0027 N= .98296887 ANGMOM= .017116134 DAN= .98797 DDN= .9921 L= 58.4277731 B= -10.3489063 TP= 2011-Nov-29.8994043 Physical parameters (KM, SEC, rotational period in hours): GM= n.a. RAD= n.a. ROTPER= n.a. H= 24.413 G= .150 B-V= n.a. ALBEDO= n.a. STYP= n.a. ASTEROID comments: 1: soln ref.= JPL#20, OCC=5 2: source=ORB

Results

******************************************************************************* Ephemeris / WWW_USER Thu Mar 15 13:21:15 2012 Pasadena, USA / Horizons ******************************************************************************* Target body name: (2012 DA14) {source: JPL#20} Center body name: Earth (399) {source: DE405} Center-site name: GEOCENTRIC ******************************************************************************* Start time : A.D. 2013-Feb-15 18:00:00.0000 UT Stop time : A.D. 2013-Feb-15 19:59:59.9712 UT Step-size : 1 minutes ******************************************************************************* Target pole/equ : No model available Target radii : (unavailable) Center geodetic : 0.00000000,0.00000000,0.0000000 {E-lon(deg),Lat(deg),Alt(km)} Center cylindric: 0.00000000,0.00000000,0.0000000 {E-lon(deg),Dxy(km),Dz(km)} Center pole/equ : High-precision EOP model {East-longitude +} Center radii : 6378.1 x 6378.1 x 6356.8 km {Equator, meridian, pole} Target primary : Sun {source: DE405} Interfering body: MOON (Req= 1737.400) km {source: DE405} Deflecting body : Sun, EARTH {source: DE405} Deflecting GMs : 1.3271E+11, 3.9860E+05 km^3/s^2 Small perturbers: Ceres, Pallas, Vesta {source: SB405-CPV-2} Small body GMs : 6.32E+01, 1.43E+01, 1.78E+01 km^3/s^2 Atmos refraction: NO (AIRLESS) RA format : HMS Time format : CAL EOP file : eop.120314.p120605 EOP coverage : DATA-BASED 1962-JAN-20 TO 2012-MAR-14. PREDICTS-> 2012-JUN-04 Units conversion: 1 AU= 149597870.691 km, c= 299792.458 km/s, 1 day= 86400.0 s Table cut-offs 1: Elevation (-90.0deg=NO ),Airmass (>38.000=NO), Daylight (NO ) Table cut-offs 2: Solar Elongation ( 0.0,180.0=NO ) ******************************************************************************* Initial FK5/J2000.0 heliocentric ecliptic osculating elements (AU, DAYS, DEG): EPOCH= 2455987.5 ! 2012-Mar-01.00 (CT) Residual RMS= .27389 EC= .1083404929711124 QR= .8932545782872212 TP= 2455895.399404344 OM= 147.3082747073214 W= 271.1012841636085 IN= 10.3508394018694 Asteroid physical parameters (KM, SEC, rotational period in hours): GM= n.a. RAD= n.a. ROTPER= n.a. H= 24.413 G= .150 B-V= n.a. ALBEDO= n.a. STYP= n.a. ******************************************************************************************************* Date__(UT)__HR:MN R.A._(ICRF/J2000.0)_DEC APmag delta deldot S-O-T /r S-T-O ******************************************************************************************************* $$SOE 2013-Feb-15 18:00 09 37 47.56 -59 44 45.4 9.37 0.00030980280060 -5.4412758 107.6510 /T 72.3306 2013-Feb-15 18:01 09 38 41.99 -59 23 15.7 9.35 0.00030762485242 -5.4193000 108.0178 /T 71.9639 2013-Feb-15 18:02 09 39 36.04 -59 01 26.1 9.32 0.00030545582853 -5.3967728 108.3898 /T 71.5921 2013-Feb-15 18:03 09 40 29.70 -58 39 16.5 9.29 0.00030329595303 -5.3736796 108.7671 /T 71.2150 2013-Feb-15 18:04 09 41 22.98 -58 16 46.4 9.26 0.00030114545593 -5.3500052 109.1497 /T 70.8325 2013-Feb-15 18:05 09 42 15.88 -57 53 55.6 9.24 0.00029900457334 -5.3257346 109.5378 /T 70.4446 2013-Feb-15 18:06 09 43 08.42 -57 30 43.7 9.21 0.00029687354758 -5.3008518 109.9314 /T 70.0511 2013-Feb-15 18:07 09 44 00.58 -57 07 10.3 9.18 0.00029475262736 -5.2753409 110.3306 /T 69.6521 2013-Feb-15 18:08 09 44 52.38 -56 43 15.2 9.15 0.00029264206788 -5.2491854 110.7355 /T 69.2473 2013-Feb-15 18:09 09 45 43.82 -56 18 57.9 9.12 0.00029054213104 -5.2223685 111.1463 /T 68.8367 2013-Feb-15 18:10 09 46 34.90 -55 54 18.1 9.09 0.00028845308551 -5.1948730 111.5629 /T 68.4202 2013-Feb-15 18:11 09 47 25.63 -55 29 15.5 9.06 0.00028637520696 -5.1666815 111.9856 /T 67.9977 2013-Feb-15 18:12 09 48 16.01 -55 03 49.6 9.03 0.00028430877815 -5.1377759 112.4143 /T 67.5692 2013-Feb-15 18:13 09 49 06.05 -54 38 00.2 9.01 0.00028225408910 -5.1081381 112.8492 /T 67.1344 2013-Feb-15 18:14 09 49 55.75 -54 11 46.8 8.98 0.00028021143720 -5.0777494 113.2904 /T 66.6934 2013-Feb-15 18:15 09 50 45.11 -53 45 09.1 8.95 0.00027818112741 -5.0465909 113.7379 /T 66.2460 2013-Feb-15 18:16 09 51 34.14 -53 18 06.7 8.92 0.00027616347237 -5.0146432 114.1920 /T 65.7921 2013-Feb-15 18:17 09 52 22.85 -52 50 39.2 8.89 0.00027415879251 -4.9818866 114.6525 /T 65.3317 2013-Feb-15 18:18 09 53 11.23 -52 22 46.4 8.86 0.00027216741626 -4.9483011 115.1198 /T 64.8646 2013-Feb-15 18:19 09 53 59.29 -51 54 27.7 8.83 0.00027018968007 -4.9138666 115.5938 /T 64.3908 2013-Feb-15 18:20 09 54 47.03 -51 25 42.8 8.80 0.00026822592866 -4.8785622 116.0747 /T 63.9100 2013-Feb-15 18:21 09 55 34.46 -50 56 31.3 8.76 0.00026627651503 -4.8423672 116.5625 /T 63.4224 2013-Feb-15 18:22 09 56 21.59 -50 26 53.0 8.73 0.00026434180065 -4.8052604 117.0573 /T 62.9277 2013-Feb-15 18:23 09 57 08.41 -49 56 47.3 8.70 0.00026242215550 -4.7672202 117.5593 /T 62.4259 2013-Feb-15 18:24 09 57 54.93 -49 26 13.9 8.67 0.00026051795822 -4.7282252 118.0685 /L 61.9169 2013-Feb-15 18:25 09 58 41.16 -48 55 12.5 8.64 0.00025862959618 -4.6882534 118.5850 /L 61.4005 2013-Feb-15 18:26 09 59 27.10 -48 23 42.6 8.61 0.00025675746554 -4.6472828 119.1089 /L 60.8767 2013-Feb-15 18:27 10 00 12.74 -47 51 44.0 8.58 0.00025490197133 -4.6052912 119.6403 /L 60.3455 2013-Feb-15 18:28 10 00 58.11 -47 19 16.2 8.55 0.00025306352750 -4.5622563 120.1793 /L 59.8067 2013-Feb-15 18:29 10 01 43.19 -46 46 19.0 8.51 0.00025124255694 -4.5181558 120.7259 /L 59.2602 2013-Feb-15 18:30 10 02 28.00 -46 12 51.9 8.48 0.00024943949156 -4.4729672 121.2803 /L 58.7060 2013-Feb-15 18:31 10 03 12.54 -45 38 54.6 8.45 0.00024765477220 -4.4266682 121.8425 /L 58.1440 2013-Feb-15 18:32 10 03 56.81 -45 04 26.8 8.42 0.00024588884868 -4.3792365 122.4125 /L 57.5741 2013-Feb-15 18:33 10 04 40.82 -44 29 28.2 8.39 0.00024414217978 -4.3306498 122.9905 /L 56.9962 2013-Feb-15 18:34 10 05 24.57 -43 53 58.5 8.35 0.00024241523312 -4.2808862 123.5766 /L 56.4104 2013-Feb-15 18:35 10 06 08.06 -43 17 57.4 8.32 0.00024070848513 -4.2299237 124.1707 /L 55.8164 2013-Feb-15 18:36 10 06 51.30 -42 41 24.5 8.29 0.00023902242095 -4.1777409 124.7729 /L 55.2144 2013-Feb-15 18:37 10 07 34.29 -42 04 19.7 8.26 0.00023735753424 -4.1243166 125.3833 /L 54.6041 2013-Feb-15 18:38 10 08 17.04 -41 26 42.6 8.22 0.00023571432711 -4.0696301 126.0019 /L 53.9856 2013-Feb-15 18:39 10 08 59.55 -40 48 33.1 8.19 0.00023409330984 -4.0136612 126.6288 /L 53.3589 2013-Feb-15 18:40 10 09 41.83 -40 09 50.9 8.16 0.00023249500071 -3.9563903 127.2640 /L 52.7239 2013-Feb-15 18:41 10 10 23.87 -39 30 35.8 8.12 0.00023091992574 -3.8977984 127.9075 /L 52.0806 2013-Feb-15 18:42 10 11 05.69 -38 50 47.7 8.09 0.00022936861838 -3.8378674 128.5593 /L 51.4289 2013-Feb-15 18:43 10 11 47.28 -38 10 26.4 8.06 0.00022784161918 -3.7765800 129.2194 /L 50.7690 2013-Feb-15 18:44 10 12 28.65 -37 29 31.7 8.02 0.00022633947546 -3.7139199 129.8879 /L 50.1007 2013-Feb-15 18:45 10 13 09.81 -36 48 03.6 7.99 0.00022486274082 -3.6498718 130.5646 /L 49.4241 2013-Feb-15 18:46 10 13 50.75 -36 06 02.1 7.96 0.00022341197478 -3.5844218 131.2496 /L 48.7393 2013-Feb-15 18:47 10 14 31.49 -35 23 27.0 7.92 0.00022198774220 -3.5175571 131.9429 /L 48.0462 2013-Feb-15 18:48 10 15 12.02 -34 40 18.3 7.89 0.00022059061281 -3.4492663 132.6443 /L 47.3449 2013-Feb-15 18:49 10 15 52.35 -33 56 36.2 7.86 0.00021922116055 -3.3795396 133.3539 /L 46.6355 2013-Feb-15 18:50 10 16 32.49 -33 12 20.6 7.82 0.00021787996301 -3.3083688 134.0715 /L 45.9181 2013-Feb-15 18:51 10 17 12.44 -32 27 31.6 7.79 0.00021656760067 -3.2357476 134.7970 /L 45.1927 2013-Feb-15 18:52 10 17 52.20 -31 42 09.5 7.76 0.00021528465621 -3.1616715 135.5304 /L 44.4595 2013-Feb-15 18:53 10 18 31.77 -30 56 14.3 7.72 0.00021403171372 -3.0861379 136.2715 /L 43.7186 2013-Feb-15 18:54 10 19 11.17 -30 09 46.4 7.69 0.00021280935787 -3.0091465 137.0201 /L 42.9701 2013-Feb-15 18:55 10 19 50.39 -29 22 45.8 7.66 0.00021161817300 -2.9306992 137.7761 /L 42.2143 2013-Feb-15 18:56 10 20 29.44 -28 35 13.1 7.62 0.00021045874224 -2.8508002 138.5393 /L 41.4512 2013-Feb-15 18:57 10 21 08.32 -27 47 08.5 7.59 0.00020933164650 -2.7694565 139.3095 /L 40.6812 2013-Feb-15 18:58 10 21 47.03 -26 58 32.5 7.56 0.00020823746346 -2.6866772 140.0865 /L 39.9044 2013-Feb-15 18:59 10 22 25.59 -26 09 25.4 7.53 0.00020717676649 -2.6024745 140.8700 /L 39.1211 2013-Feb-15 19:00 10 23 03.99 -25 19 47.9 7.49 0.00020615012358 -2.5168633 141.6596 /L 38.3316 2013-Feb-15 19:01 10 23 42.25 -24 29 40.5 7.46 0.00020515809613 -2.4298614 142.4553 /L 37.5361 2013-Feb-15 19:02 10 24 20.35 -23 39 03.7 7.43 0.00020420123787 -2.3414894 143.2564 /L 36.7351 2013-Feb-15 19:03 10 24 58.31 -22 47 58.3 7.40 0.00020328009354 -2.2517713 144.0628 /L 35.9289 2013-Feb-15 19:04 10 25 36.13 -21 56 25.0 7.36 0.00020239519775 -2.1607340 144.8740 /L 35.1179 2013-Feb-15 19:05 10 26 13.82 -21 04 24.6 7.33 0.00020154707365 -2.0684075 145.6896 /L 34.3025 2013-Feb-15 19:06 10 26 51.37 -20 11 57.8 7.30 0.00020073623170 -1.9748251 146.5090 /L 33.4832 2013-Feb-15 19:07 10 27 28.80 -19 19 05.6 7.27 0.00019996316837 -1.8800233 147.3319 /L 32.6605 2013-Feb-15 19:08 10 28 06.10 -18 25 48.9 7.24 0.00019922836483 -1.7840418 148.1575 /L 31.8350 2013-Feb-15 19:09 10 28 43.29 -17 32 08.8 7.21 0.00019853228571 -1.6869236 148.9854 /L 31.0074 2013-Feb-15 19:10 10 29 20.36 -16 38 06.1 7.17 0.00019787537776 -1.5887146 149.8148 /L 30.1781 2013-Feb-15 19:11 10 29 57.32 -15 43 42.1 7.14 0.00019725806863 -1.4894643 150.6450 /L 29.3480 2013-Feb-15 19:12 10 30 34.17 -14 48 57.9 7.11 0.00019668076562 -1.3892247 151.4753 /L 28.5179 2013-Feb-15 19:13 10 31 10.93 -13 53 54.7 7.08 0.00019614385449 -1.2880511 152.3049 /L 27.6885 2013-Feb-15 19:14 10 31 47.58 -12 58 33.7 7.05 0.00019564769821 -1.1860017 153.1327 /L 26.8608 2013-Feb-15 19:15 10 32 24.13 -12 02 56.2 7.02 0.00019519263596 -1.0831373 153.9579 /L 26.0358 2013-Feb-15 19:16 10 33 00.60 -11 07 03.5 6.99 0.00019477898194 -0.9795213 154.7793 /L 25.2146 2013-Feb-15 19:17 10 33 36.98 -10 10 57.0 6.97 0.00019440702447 -0.8752196 155.5958 /L 24.3983 2013-Feb-15 19:18 10 34 13.28 -09 14 38.0 6.94 0.00019407702494 -0.7703003 156.4060 /L 23.5882 2013-Feb-15 19:19 10 34 49.50 -08 18 08.0 6.91 0.00019378921703 -0.6648336 157.2086 /L 22.7858 2013-Feb-15 19:20 10 35 25.64 -07 21 28.5 6.88 0.00019354380589 -0.5588915 158.0019 /L 21.9927 2013-Feb-15 19:21 10 36 01.71 -06 24 41.0 6.86 0.00019334096747 -0.4525476 158.7843 /L 21.2104 2013-Feb-15 19:22 10 36 37.72 -05 27 46.8 6.83 0.00019318084786 -0.3458771 159.5539 /L 20.4411 2013-Feb-15 19:23 10 37 13.67 -04 30 47.7 6.81 0.00019306356288 -0.2389559 160.3085 /L 19.6866 2013-Feb-15 19:24 10 37 49.55 -03 33 45.0 6.78 0.00019298919758 -0.1318612 161.0459 /L 18.9494 2013-Feb-15 19:25 10 38 25.38 -02 36 40.4 6.76 0.00019295780601 -0.0246705 161.7634 /L 18.2320 2013-Feb-15 19:26 10 39 01.16 -01 39 35.3 6.73 0.00019296941101 0.0825380 162.4584 /L 17.5372 2013-Feb-15 19:27 10 39 36.89 -00 42 31.4 6.71 0.00019302400413 0.1896866 163.1276 /L 16.8682 2013-Feb-15 19:28 10 40 12.58 +00 14 29.9 6.69 0.00019312154565 0.2966972 163.7676 /L 16.2283 2013-Feb-15 19:29 10 40 48.23 +01 11 26.9 6.67 0.00019326196474 0.4034926 164.3748 /L 15.6213 2013-Feb-15 19:30 10 41 23.85 +02 08 18.2 6.65 0.00019344515967 0.5099961 164.9452 /L 15.0511 2013-Feb-15 19:31 10 41 59.43 +03 05 02.2 6.64 0.00019367099824 0.6161323 165.4744 /L 14.5220 2013-Feb-15 19:32 10 42 34.99 +04 01 37.4 6.62 0.00019393931812 0.7218268 165.9582 /L 14.0384 2013-Feb-15 19:33 10 43 10.52 +04 58 02.5 6.61 0.00019424992755 0.8270068 166.3918 /L 13.6049 2013-Feb-15 19:34 10 43 46.03 +05 54 15.9 6.60 0.00019460260584 0.9316012 166.7709 /L 13.2260 2013-Feb-15 19:35 10 44 21.52 +06 50 16.2 6.60 0.00019499710426 1.0355410 167.0913 /L 12.9058 2013-Feb-15 19:36 10 44 57.00 +07 46 02.1 6.59 0.00019543314673 1.1387593 167.3491 /L 12.6481 2013-Feb-15 19:37 10 45 32.47 +08 41 32.2 6.59 0.00019591043086 1.2411914 167.5414 /L 12.4560 2013-Feb-15 19:38 10 46 07.94 +09 36 45.3 6.59 0.00019642862881 1.3427753 167.6659 /L 12.3315 2013-Feb-15 19:39 10 46 43.40 +10 31 40.0 6.59 0.00019698738841 1.4434516 167.7218 /L 12.2758 2013-Feb-15 19:40 10 47 18.86 +11 26 15.1 6.60 0.00019758633424 1.5431638 167.7092 /L 12.2885 2013-Feb-15 19:41 10 47 54.33 +12 20 29.5 6.61 0.00019822506875 1.6418582 167.6296 /L 12.3682 2013-Feb-15 19:42 10 48 29.81 +13 14 22.1 6.62 0.00019890317352 1.7394842 167.4855 /L 12.5123 2013-Feb-15 19:43 10 49 05.30 +14 07 51.8 6.64 0.00019962021038 1.8359942 167.2806 /L 12.7173 2013-Feb-15 19:44 10 49 40.80 +15 00 57.6 6.66 0.00020037572281 1.9313439 167.0190 /L 12.9790 2013-Feb-15 19:45 10 50 16.32 +15 53 38.5 6.68 0.00020116923704 2.0254920 166.7055 /L 13.2924 2013-Feb-15 19:46 10 50 51.86 +16 45 53.6 6.70 0.00020200026350 2.1184007 166.3452 /L 13.6527 2013-Feb-15 19:47 10 51 27.43 +17 37 42.1 6.72 0.00020286829801 2.2100352 165.9431 /L 14.0548 2013-Feb-15 19:48 10 52 03.02 +18 29 03.2 6.75 0.00020377282308 2.3003638 165.5042 /L 14.4937 2013-Feb-15 19:49 10 52 38.65 +19 19 56.0 6.77 0.00020471330921 2.3893583 165.0329 /L 14.9649 2013-Feb-15 19:50 10 53 14.31 +20 10 20.0 6.80 0.00020568921619 2.4769933 164.5339 /L 15.4639 2013-Feb-15 19:51 10 53 50.01 +21 00 14.5 6.83 0.00020669999424 2.5632468 164.0109 /L 15.9869 2013-Feb-15 19:52 10 54 25.75 +21 49 38.9 6.86 0.00020774508534 2.6480996 163.4676 /L 16.5300 2013-Feb-15 19:53 10 55 01.53 +22 38 32.6 6.89 0.00020882392442 2.7315355 162.9073 /L 17.0903 2013-Feb-15 19:54 10 55 37.36 +23 26 55.3 6.92 0.00020993594040 2.8135411 162.3328 /L 17.6646 2013-Feb-15 19:55 10 56 13.24 +24 14 46.4 6.95 0.00021108055747 2.8941058 161.7467 /L 18.2506 2013-Feb-15 19:56 10 56 49.17 +25 02 05.6 6.98 0.00021225719608 2.9732217 161.1514 /L 18.8458 2013-Feb-15 19:57 10 57 25.16 +25 48 52.5 7.02 0.00021346527400 3.0508834 160.5487 /L 19.4484 2013-Feb-15 19:58 10 58 01.21 +26 35 06.9 7.05 0.00021470420731 3.1270879 159.9404 /L 20.0565 2013-Feb-15 19:59 10 58 37.31 +27 20 48.4 7.08 0.00021597341139 3.2018345 159.3282 /L 20.6687 $$EOE ******************************************************************************************************* Column meaning: TIME Prior to 1962, times are UT1. Dates thereafter are UTC. Any 'b' symbol in the 1st-column denotes a B.C. date. First-column blank (" ") denotes an A.D. date. Calendar dates prior to 1582-Oct-15 are in the Julian calendar system. Later calendar dates are in the Gregorian system. The uniform Coordinate Time scale is used internally. Conversion between CT and the selected non-uniform UT output scale has not been determined for UTC times after the next July or January 1st. The last known leap-second is used over any future interval. NOTE: "n.a." in output means quantity "not available" at the print-time. R.A._(ICRF/J2000.0)_DEC = J2000.0 astrometric right ascension and declination of target center. Corrected for light-time. Units: HMS (HH MM SS.ff) and DMS (DD MM SS.f) APmag = Asteroid's approximate apparent visual magnitude by following definition: APmag = H + 5*log10(delta) + 5*log10(r) - 2.5*log10((1-G)*phi1 + G*phi2). In principle, accurate to ~ +/- 0.1 magnitude. For solar phase angles > 90 deg, the error could exceed 1 magnitude. No values are output for phase angles greater than 120 degrees, since the extrapolation error could be large and unknown. Units: NONE delta deldot = Range ("delta") and range-rate ("delta-dot") of target center with respect to the observer at the instant light seen by the observer at print-time would have left the target center (print-time minus down-leg light-time); the distance traveled by a light ray emanating from the center of the target and recorded by the observer at print-time. "deldot" is a projection of the velocity vector along this ray, the light-time-corrected line-of-sight from the coordinate center, and indicates relative motion. A positive "deldot" means the target center is moving away from the observer (coordinate center). A negative "deldot" means the target center is moving toward the observer. Units: AU and KM/S S-O-T /r = Sun-Observer-Target angle; target's apparent solar elongation seen from observer location at print-time. If negative, the target center is behind the Sun. Angular units: DEGREES. The '/r' column is a Sun-relative code, output for observing sites with defined rotation models only. /T indicates target trails Sun (evening sky) /L indicates target leads Sun (morning sky) NOTE: The S-O-T solar elongation angle is the total separation in any direction. It does not indicate the angle of Sun leading or trailing. S-T-O = Sun-Target-Observer (~ PHASE ANGLE) angle: the vertex angle at target center formed by a vector to the apparent center of the Sun and a vector intersecting the observer at print-time. This measurable angle is within 20 arcseconds (0.006 deg) of the reduced PHASE ANGLE at observer's location at print time. The difference is due to down-leg stellar aberration affecting measured target position but not apparent solar illumination direction. When computing phase, Horizons uses the true phase angle, not S-T-O, but the resulting difference in illuminated fraction is less than 0.001%. Units: DEGREES Computations by ... Solar System Dynamics Group, Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA 91109 USA Information: http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/ Connect : telnet://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov:6775 (via browser) telnet ssd.jpl.nasa.gov 6775 (via command-line) Author : Jon.Giorgini@jpl.nasa.gov *******************************************************************************************************

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