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IAUC 7525: S/1975 J 1 = S/2000 J 1

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                                                  Circular No. 7525
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S/1975 J 1 = S/2000 J 1
     S. S. Sheppard, D. C. Jewitt, Y. Fernandez and G. Magnier, University
of Hawaii, have reported observations with the 2.2-m reflector during
Nov. 21-25 of what appeared to be a new satellite of Jupiter, to be
designated S/2000 J 1.  While attempting to compute an orbit, B. G. Marsden,
Center for Astrophysics (CfA), found a possible linkage to some observations
made by M. Holman, CfA (as part of the collaboration listed on IAUC 7512),
with the 3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii telescope on Aug. 6 of what had also been
considered a possible satellite.  The resulting orbit was direct, but
substantially smaller and more inclined than those of the other direct, outer
satellites.  Selected observations follow:

     2000 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.        R     Observer
     Aug.  6.56371    4 20 23.30   +20 57 04.1   20.5   Holman
     Nov. 21.50367    4 23 35.29   +20 41 36.5   21.5   Sheppard
          22.28860    4 23 05.01   +20 41 32.7   21.5     "
          23.26817    4 22 26.55   +20 41 26.9   21       "
          25.46439    4 20 59.01   +20 41 09.0            "

Marsden also suggested the possibility of identification with the lost
jovian satellite S/1975 J 1 observed by C. T. Kowal and E. Roemer (cf. IAUC
2845, 2855, 2899), this being proven by G. V. Williams, CfA, from the subarcmin
agreement of a backward integration of his perturbed 2000 orbit solution.  The
following perturbed orbital elements by Williams satisfy 23 observations
1975 Sept. 30-2000 Nov. 25 with a mean residual of 0".4:

                    Epoch = 2000 Sept.13.0 TT
     T = 2000 Oct. 13.8356 TT         Peri. = 238.1484
     e = 0.204340                     Node  = 202.3927  2000.0
     q = 0.039290 AU                  Incl. =  45.6723
       a =  0.049380 AU    n = 2.7754070    P = 129.71 days

2000/01     R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta     r_J   Elong.  dR.A.   dDecl.
Nov. 22     4 23.27    +20 41.5    4.011    0.055  172.5   1736+    481+
Dec.  2     4 16.56    +20 39.4    4.004    0.058  175.8    917+   1116+
     12     4 09.86    +20 34.2    4.036    0.059  164.1     61-   1557+
     22     4 03.82    +20 26.2    4.106    0.059  152.5    996-   1750+
Jan.  1     3 59.00    +20 16.3    4.210    0.057  141.2   1724-   1682+
     11     3 55.80    +20 05.7    4.341    0.054  130.2   2120-   1367+
     21     3 54.46    +19 55.5    4.494    0.050  119.7   2098-    841+
     31     3 55.09    +19 47.1    4.658    0.045  109.6   1617-    177+

                      (C) Copyright 2000 CBAT
2000 November 25               (7525)              Brian G. Marsden

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