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Circular No. 7512 Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION Mailstop 18, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A. IAUSUBS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or FAX 617-495-7231 (subscriptions) CBAT@CFA.HARVARD.EDU (science) URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/cbat.html ISSN 0081-0304 Phone 617-495-7440/7244/7444 (for emergency use only) S/2000 S 1 AND S/2000 S 2 B. Gladman, Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur, on behalf of a team that includes J. Kavelaars, J.-M. Petit, H. Scholl, M. Holman, B. G. Marsden, P. Nicholson and J. A. Burns, reports the discovery of what appear to be two new satellites of Saturn. Selected CCD precise positions follow: 2000 UT R.A. (2000) Decl. R Observer Aug. 7.40252 3 49 49.35 +17 46 16.0 22.0 Gladman Sept.23.42883 3 54 53.75 +17 53 13.0 21.7 Kavelaars 24.43323 3 54 49.78 +17 52 51.3 21.7 " 27.45545 3 54 35.14 +17 51 38.6 Hergenrother 29.35903 3 54 23.95 +17 50 48.8 Doressoundiram Aug. 7.40252 3 50 12.75 +17 53 24.7 21.5 Gladman Sept.23.42883 3 54 00.75 +18 07 27.1 21.4 Kavelaars 24.43323 3 53 55.38 +18 07 15.5 21.3 " B. Gladman (European Southern Observatory). 2.2-m reflector. Measurer J.-M. Petit. J. Kavelaars and B. Gladman (Mauna Kea). 3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope. Measurer Gladman. C. W. Hergenrother and S. M. Larson (Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, Catalina Station). 1.54-m reflector. Measurer Gladman. A. Doressoundiram and J. Romon (European Southern Observatory). 3.5-m New Technology Telescope. Measurer Gladman. 2000 TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r_S Elong. dR.A. dDecl. Oct. 23 3 50.15 +17 35.3 8.142 0.121 150.6 1206- 764- Nov. 2 3 47.48 +17 26.6 8.079 0.113 161.2 1038- 712- 12 3 44.51 +17 17.4 8.046 0.105 171.7 858- 651- 22 3 41.41 +17 08.2 8.044 0.097 176.2 666- 580- Dec. 2 3 38.36 +16 59.6 8.074 0.089 166.0 462- 499- 12 3 35.57 +16 52.3 8.135 0.080 155.3 248- 408- 22 3 33.18 +16 46.8 8.227 0.070 144.6 26- 306- Oct. 23 3 48.65 +17 54.2 8.283 0.107 150.9 2486- 373+ Nov. 2 3 45.81 +17 46.9 8.211 0.105 161.5 2469- 507+ 12 3 42.68 +17 38.9 8.168 0.103 172.2 2427- 635+ 22 3 39.43 +17 30.5 8.156 0.100 176.2 2362- 756+ Dec. 2 3 36.26 +17 22.4 8.175 0.098 165.7 2272- 868+ 12 3 33.34 +17 15.3 8.224 0.095 154.9 2159- 969+ 22 3 30.85 +17 09.6 8.301 0.092 144.1 2024- 1057+ (C) Copyright 2000 CBAT 2000 October 25 (7512) Brian G. Marsden
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