"Pseudo-MPEC" for Juno

Created Sun Mar 30 20:17:03 2014 using Find_Orb

This object was also observed shortly after lift-off in August 2011; click here for the pseudo-MPEC from those observations. The 2011 astrometry can't be linked to the current data, due to an intervening maneuver.

As you can see from the orbital elements, this object was in an orbit with a period of about two years. After it left earth in 2011, it made one orbit while we made two. The 2013 encounter gave it some additional energy, such that it can encounter Jupiter at aphelion.

Astrometry:
Juno          C2013 10 09.84980904 18 44.02 +26 46 37.5          11.1 R D0491J95
Juno          C2013 10 09.84989004 18 46.67 +26 48 04.4         x11.7 R D0491J95
Juno          C2013 10 09.84997104 18 49.34 +26 49 33.6          11.9 R D0491J95
Juno          C2013 10 09.85005204 18 51.96 +26 51 00.8          11.7 R D0491J95
Juno          C2013 10 09.85013304 18 54.66 +26 52 26.8          11.9 R D0491J95
Juno          C2013 10 09.85021404 18 57.38 +26 53 59.5         x11.8 R D0491J95
Juno          C2013 10 09.85045704 19 05.16 +26 58 15.1         x11.7 R D0491J95
Juno          C2013 10 09.85055004 19 08.24 +26 59 51.9         x11.5 R D0491J95
Juno          C2013 10 09.85094304 19 20.46 +27 06 36.5         x12.4 R D0491J95
Juno          C2013 10 09.85102404 19 23.06 +27 07 59.5          11.8 R D0491J95
Juno          C2013 10 09.85123304 19 29.63 +27 11 33.5          11.4 R D0491J95
Juno          C2013 10 09.85131404 19 32.13 +27 12 56.0          11.7 R D0491J95
Juno          C2013 10 09.85140604 19 35.02 +27 14 28.8          12.2 R D0491J95
Juno          C2013 10 09.85148704 19 37.49 +27 15 48.5          12.1 R D0491J95
Juno          C2013 10 09.85159104 19 40.67 +27 17 34.4          11.7 R D0491J95
Juno         KC2013 10 09.85292804 20 20.82 +27 39 15.5          12.3 R D0496J95
Juno         KC2013 10 09.85406004 20 53.30 +27 56 43.2          12.4 R D0496J95
Juno         KC2013 10 09.85530204 21 27.47 +28 14 58.2          12.5 R D0496J95
Juno         KC2013 10 09.85647904 21 58.44 +28 31 26.9          12.6 R D0496J95
Juno         KC2013 10 09.85771204 22 29.66 +28 47 56.9          12.0 R D0496J95
Juno         KC2013 10 09.85893204 22 59.32 +29 03 31.7          12.1 R D0496J95
Juno         KC2013 10 09.86423004 24 55.08 +30 03 44.8          12.3 R D0496J95
Juno         KC2013 10 09.86540304 25 18.23 +30 15 38.9          12.3 R D0496J95
Juno         KC2013 10 09.86661004 25 41.23 +30 27 27.3          12.5 R D0496J95
Juno         KC2013 10 09.86765904 26 00.55 +30 37 20.4          12.4 R D0496J95
Juno          C2013 10 09.88223 04 28 39.93 +32 14 40.6          12.5 R D0496987
Juno          C2013 10 09.88274 04 28 46.51 +32 17 50.2          12.6 R D0496987
Juno          C2013 10 09.88515 04 29 16.75 +32 32 15.2         x12.6 R D0496987
Juno          C2013 10 09.88576 04 29 24.10 +32 35 45.2         x12.7 R D0496987
Juno          C2013 10 09.88868 04 29 57.87 +32 51 48.7          12.5 R D0496987
Juno          C2013 10 09.89666 04 31 19.17 +33 30 33.5          12.5 R D0496987
Juno          C2013 10 09.89735504 32 11.23 +33 44 31.0          13.5 R D0492J95
Juno          C2013 10 09.89777204 32 14.72 +33 46 16.9          13.4 R D0492J95
Juno          C2013 10 09.89815404 32 17.95 +33 47 55.0          13.5 R D0492J95
Juno          C2013 10 09.89852404 32 21.01 +33 49 28.6          13.3 R D0492J95
Juno          C2013 10 09.89904504 32 25.24 +33 51 37.3          13.4 R D0492J95
Juno          C2013 10 09.89939204 32 28.12 +33 53 04.0          13.5 R D0492J95
Juno          C2013 10 09.90088 04 31 56.68 +33 48 29.0          13.3 R D0496987
Juno          C2013 10 09.90181 04 32 04.37 +33 52 11.7         x13.2 R D0496987
Juno          C2013 10 09.90375 04 32 20.23 +33 59 49.5          12.7 R D0496987
Juno         KC2013 10 09.90592804 33 17.37 +34 18 12.4          13.4 R D0496J95
Juno         KC2013 10 09.90676404 33 23.13 +34 21 11.1          13.6 R D0496J95
Juno         KC2013 10 09.90827004 33 33.37 +34 26 26.1          13.5 R D0496J95
Juno          C2013 10 09.91086 04 33 43.24 +34 37 11.8          13.7 R D0493970
Juno          C2013 10 09.91138 04 33 46.45 +34 38 52.1          13.7 R D0493970
Juno          C2013 10 09.91191 04 33 49.69 +34 40 34.0          13.9 R D0493970
Juno          C2013 10 09.91317 04 33 57.30 +34 44 32.9          13.6 R D0493970
Juno         1C2013 10 09.94021 04 38 28.73 +36 17 15.2          13.9 R D0495I89
Juno         1C2013 10 09.94128 04 38 31.23 +36 19 17.6          14.1 R D0495I89
Juno         1C2013 10 09.94243 04 38 33.84 +36 21 24.7          14.2 R D0495I89
Juno         1C2013 10 09.94543 04 38 40.38 +36 26 50.0          14.1 R D0495I89
Juno          C2013 10 10.30420 04 43 23.72 +38 48 59.2          16.7 R D0495H36
Juno          C2013 10 10.30738 04 43 22.04 +38 49 31.5          16.7 R D0495H36
Juno          C2013 10 10.30985 04 43 20.69 +38 49 56.2          16.8 R D0495H36
Juno          C2013 10 10.31193 04 43 19.52 +38 50 16.4          16.8 R D0495H36
Juno          C2013 10 10.31272 04 43 19.12 +38 50 24.0          16.7 R D0495H36

Station data:
(970) Chelmsford (N51.7448 E0.4954)  UK.   Observer N. James.  0.28-m f/10
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
(987) Isle of Man Observatory, Foxdale (N54.1779 W4.6265)  UK.
(H36) Sandlot Observatory, Scranton (N38.7977 W95.7064)  US/Kansas.   Observer
    G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.
(I89) iTelescope Observatory, Nerpio (N38.1654 W2.3261)  Spain.
(J95) Great Shefford (N51.47502 W1.44700)  UK.   Observer P. Birtwhistle.
    0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements (heliocentric,  approaching Earth):  Juno 
   Perihelion 2013 Aug 31.165783 +/- 0.0147 TT =  3:58:43 (JD 2456535.665783)
Epoch 2013 Sep 20.0 TT = JDT 2456555.5   Earth MOID: 0.0000   Ma: 0.0207
M   9.89718 +/- 0.012                                         Find_Orb
n   0.49899546 +/- 0.000264         Peri.  297.06039 +/- 1.3
a   1.57424255 +/- 0.000555         Node    27.42910 +/- 1.3
e   0.4401133 +/- 0.000168          Incl.    0.01251 +/- 0.0011
P   1.98/721.44d           H 27.9   G  0.15   U  7.2
q 0.88139733 +/- 4.56e-5    Q 2.26708776 +/- 0.00106
48 of 56 observations 2013 Oct. 9-10 (11.1 hr); mean residual 0".472.

Orbital elements (Earth flyby):  Juno 
   Perigee 2013 Oct 9.807321 +/- 1.37e-6 TT = 19:22:32 (JD 2456575.307321)
Epoch 2013 Oct 10.0 TT = JDT 2456575.5                        Find_Orb
q  6929.38619 +/- 1.52
H   27.9  G 0.15                    Peri.  309.87548 +/- 0.0016
                                    Node    21.81022 +/- 0.006
e   2.8755930 +/- 0.000934          Incl.   47.10547 +/- 0.0034
48 of 56 observations 2013 Oct. 9-10 (11.1 hr); mean residual 0".472.

Orbital elements (departing Earth-Jupiter leg):  Juno 
   Perihelion 2013 Sep 26.942697 +/- 0.00011 TT = 22:37:29 (JD 2456562.442697)
Epoch 2013 Oct 30.0 TT = JDT 2456595.5   Earth MOID: 0.0000   Ju: 0.0065
M   5.66393 +/- 0.0031              Ma: 0.0752                Find_Orb
n   0.17133685 +/- 9.33e-5          Peri.  343.23122 +/- 0.00047
a   3.21047174 +/- 0.00117          Node    16.47082 +/- 0.000011
e   0.6943046 +/- 0.000112          Incl.    4.51987 +/- 0.00050
P   5.75                   H 27.9   G  0.15   U  6.5
q 0.98142614 +/- 2.62e-6    Q 5.43951734 +/- 0.00233
48 of 56 observations 2013 Oct. 9-10 (11.1 hr); mean residual 0".472.

Orbital elements (Jupiter arrival):  Juno 
   Perijove 2016 Jul 5.742876 +/- 0.802 TT = 17:49:44 (JD 2457575.242876)
Epoch 2016 Jul  1.0 TT = JDT 2457570.5                        Find_Orb
q 68962.6108 +/- 56664
H   27.9  G 0.15                    Peri.  178.90819 +/- 1.0
                                    Node   267.31179 +/- 4.8
e   1.0157124 +/- 0.0128            Incl.   66.20935 +/- 14
48 of 56 observations 2013 Oct. 9-10 (11.1 hr); mean residual 0".472.

Residuals in arcseconds:
131009 J95 .354- .984-    131009 J95 .256- .121+    131009 987(1.06- 2.33-)
131009 J95(.485- 1.62-)   131009 J95 .360+ .529+    131009 987 .059- .745+
131009 J95 .227- .368+    131009 J95 .441- .055+    131009 J95 .115+ .279+
131009 J95 .544- .663+    131009 J95 .366- .706-    131009 J95 .518- .123-
131009 J95 .334+ .069+    131009 J95 .008+ .339+    131009 J95 .138- .500-
131009 J95(1.57+ 6.48+)   131009 J95 .235+ .662+    131009 970 .117+ .106+
131009 J95(.877+ 5.06+)   131009 987 .774+ .106+    131009 970 .123- .646-
131009 J95(2.23+ 4.22+)   131009 987 .227+ .228+    131009 970 .312- .734-
131009 J95(1.14- .542+)   131009 987(.866+ 2.17+)   131009 970 .131- .296-
131009 J95 .432- .257+    131009 987(.711+ 1.82+)   131009 I89 .348+ .261+
131009 J95 .008- .700+    131009 987 .576+ .436+    131009 I89 .074+ 1.13+
131009 J95 .285- .949+    131009 987 .250- .980-    131009 I89 .283- .267-
131009 J95 .208+ .675+    131009 J95 .255+ .967+    131009 I89 .366- .196-
131009 J95 .247- 1.27-    131009 J95 .097- .057-    131010 H36 .152- .031+
131009 J95 .568- .225+    131009 J95 .358+ .925+    131010 H36 .134+ .044-
131009 J95 .111- .768-    131009 J95 .264+ 1.21+    131010 H36 .037+ .096+
131009 J95 .035- .287-    131009 J95 .309- .260-    131010 H36 .300- .010+
131009 J95 .139+ .298-    131009 J95 .431+ .535+    131010 H36 .122+ .001-
131009 J95 .646- .777-    131009 987 .330+ .582-

Ephemerides:
Date (UT)  HH   RA              Dec         delta   r     elong  mag " sig PA
---- -- -- --  ------------   ------------  ------ ------ -----  --- ---- ---
2013 10 10 12  04 42 57.767   +39 03 36.07  636377 1.0007 121.1 18.2  0.1 128
2013 10 10 13  04 43 11.206   +39 05 01.64  673975 1.0008 121.1 18.3  0.1 135
2013 10 10 14  04 43 23.224   +39 06 18.01  711563 1.0010 121.1 18.4  0.1 142
2013 10 10 15  04 43 34.034   +39 07 26.57  749141 1.0011 121.1 18.6  0.1 148
2013 10 10 16  04 43 43.809   +39 08 28.45  786711 1.0012 121.1 18.7  0.1 153
2013 10 10 17  04 43 52.689   +39 09 24.57  824273 1.0013 121.1 18.8  0.1 158
2013 10 10 18  04 44 00.790   +39 10 15.68  861827 1.0014 121.1 18.9  0.1 162
2013 10 10 19  04 44 08.210   +39 11 02.42  899376 1.0015 121.2 18.9  0.1 166
2013 10 10 20  04 44 15.029   +39 11 45.32  936918 1.0017 121.2 19.0  0.1 170
2013 10 10 21  04 44 21.316   +39 12 24.81  974455 1.0018 121.2 19.1  0.1 172
2013 10 10 22  04 44 27.131   +39 13 01.29  .00676 1.0019 121.2 19.2  0.1 175
2013 10 10 23  04 44 32.522   +39 13 35.07  .00702 1.0020 121.2 19.3  0.1 177
2013 10 11 00  04 44 37.535   +39 14 06.44  .00727 1.0022 121.2 19.4  0.1 179
2013 10 11 01  04 44 42.205   +39 14 35.64  .00752 1.0023 121.3 19.4  0.1   1
2013 10 11 02  04 44 46.567   +39 15 02.87  .00777 1.0024 121.3 19.5  0.1   3
2013 10 11 03  04 44 50.648   +39 15 28.32  .00802 1.0025 121.3 19.6  0.1   4
2013 10 11 04  04 44 54.473   +39 15 52.16  .00827 1.0026 121.3 19.6  0.2   6
2013 10 11 05  04 44 58.066   +39 16 14.52  .00852 1.0028 121.4 19.7  0.2   7
2013 10 11 06  04 45 01.445   +39 16 35.54  .00877 1.0029 121.4 19.8  0.2   8
2013 10 11 07  04 45 04.629   +39 16 55.31  .00902 1.0030 121.4 19.8  0.2   9
2013 10 11 08  04 45 07.631   +39 17 13.95  .00927 1.0031 121.4 19.9  0.2  10
2013 10 11 09  04 45 10.468   +39 17 31.54  .00952 1.0033 121.5 19.9  0.2  11
2013 10 11 10  04 45 13.151   +39 17 48.17  .00977 1.0034 121.5 20.0  0.2  12
2013 10 11 11  04 45 15.691   +39 18 03.90  .01002 1.0035 121.5 20.0  0.2  13
2013 10 11 12  04 45 18.098   +39 18 18.79  .01027 1.0036 121.6 20.1  0.2  13
2013 10 11 13  04 45 20.383   +39 18 32.92  .01053 1.0038 121.6 20.2  0.2  14
2013 10 11 14  04 45 22.553   +39 18 46.32  .01078 1.0039 121.6 20.2  0.2  15
2013 10 11 15  04 45 24.615   +39 18 59.05  .01103 1.0040 121.7 20.2  0.2  15
2013 10 11 16  04 45 26.577   +39 19 11.16  .01128 1.0041 121.7 20.3  0.2  16
2013 10 11 17  04 45 28.445   +39 19 22.68  .01153 1.0043 121.7 20.3  0.2  16