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JPL PUBLICATION 85-79
Observations of Uranus' Satellites
Bibliography and Literature Search
Robert A. Jacobson
October 15, 1985
NASA
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California
The research described in this publication was carried out by the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade
name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply its
endorsement by the United States Government or the Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
California Institute of Technology.
Abstract
A literature search has yielded more than 10,000 observa-
tions of the satellites of Uranus made from 178? to 1985. The
type (photographic, micrometer) and the number of observations
are tabulated in 5 year increments and a complete bibliography is
provided.
iii
CONTENTS
Introduction 1
Observations 1
Literature Search 1
References for Observations 1
Storage of Observations 1
Request for Additional Observations 2
Reference 2
TABLES
1. Photographic Observations of the Uranian Satellites 3
2. Micrometer Observations of the Uranian Satellites ^
3. Journals and Reports Searched for Uranian Satellite
Observations 5
k. Photographic Uranian Satellite Observations 6
5. Micrometer Uranian Satellite Observations 9
PAGE
V
Introduction
A search of the astronomical literature was conducted to
gather observations of the five satellites of Uranus. A subset
of the collected observations was used in the development of the
satellite ephemerides for the Voyager Uranus encounter.
Observations
Tables 1 and 2 summarize the type and number of observations
located by the search for each five year period since the satel-
lites' discovery. A total of 10032 observations were found
consisting of
5043 photographic (1910-1985)
4989 micrometer (1787-1949)
10032
The photographic observations include both right ascension -
declination and position relative to the planet or another satel-
lite. A satellite relative observation was counted as an obser-
vation of only one satellite.
Literature Search
The initial literature search was conducted by the JPL
library at the request of R. Doyle in 1980. Subsequent searches
were made in 1981 for G. Null and in 1982 for R. Jacobson. Table
3 provides a list of the journals and observatory reports which
were searched.
References for Observations
The references for the photographic observations appear in
Table 4 and for the micrometer observations in Table 5. Each
table is ordered alphabetically by author; with each reference is
given the identification number of the observed satellites, the
observation years, and the total number of observations. The
identification numbers of the satellites are: 701 for Ariel, 702
for Umbriel, 703 for Titania, 704 for Oberon, and 705 for Miran-
da. The listed references include not only those found in the
literature searches, but also private communications and JPL
contractor reports. The observations reported by Dunham (1971),
Veillet (1980-1983), Bergstrand (1904, 1909), Herschel (1815),
and Struve (1928) also appear in other references and were not
counted in the Table 1 and Table 2 summaries. Most of the obser-
vations used by Harris (1949) also appear elsewhere; a small
number however do not, and these were counted in Table 1.
Storage of Observations
Copies of all of the cited references have been obtained by
the author and will be retained by him. The observations, used in
the Voyager ephemeris development have been format ted in the
standard JPL computer format (Ref . 1) and placed on magnetic
tape.
Request for Additional Observations •.
The list of references provided by Tables 4 and 5 should not
be considered exhaustive. The author would appreciate being
informed of any published or unpublished observations which have
not been included.
Reference
1. Jacobson, R.A., "User's Guide for the Satellite Observations
and Partials Generation Program," IOM 314.10-550, 8 March
1985, JPL internal document.
Table 1. Photographic Observations of the Uranian
Satellites
Dates Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon Miranda
1910-14
1915-19
1920-24
1925-29
1930-34
1935-39
1940-44
1945-49
1950-54
1955-59
1960-64
1965-69
1970-74
1975-79
1980-84
1985-89
5
9
0
7
0
0
0
132
4
0
80
66
53
185
468
26
5
14
0
13
0
0
0
119
4
0
110
78
66
177
465
26
16
29
0
22
0
0
0
263
4
0
113
147
105
187
477
26
13
0
0
22
0
0
0
131
4
0
100
157
104
69
59
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
135
3
2
90
0
29
143
452
4
Table 2.
Dates
Micrometer Observations
Satelli tes
of the Uranian
Ariel Umbriel Ti tania Oberon
1787-1834
1835-39
1840-44
1845-49
1850-54
1855-59
1860-64
1865-69
1870-74
1875-79
1880-84
1885-89
1890-94
1895-99
1900-04
1905-09
1910-14
1915-19
1920-24
1925-29
1930-34
1935-39
1940-44
1945-49
0
0
0
16
59
9
19
2
21
60
19
15
28
117
94
57
55
12
0
0
0
0
0
31
0
0
0
24
53
7
24
2
33
50
14
10
19
95
82
58
52
8
0
0
0
0
0
3
49
11
0
37
79
17
64
13
138
202
47
0
78
170
383
298
170
66
78
38
0
0
0
2
59
15
0
56
79
20
66
18
133
200
51
0
66
174
381
229
153
76
79
44
0
0
0
2
Table 3. Journals and Reports Searched for
Uranian Satellite Observations
Title
Annals of the Strasbourg Observatory
Astronomische Nachrichten
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement
Bulletin Astronomique
Journal des Observateurs
Journal of the British Astronomical Society
Lick Observatory Bulletin
Lunar and Planetary Laboratory Communications
Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Publications of the Tashkent Observatory
The Astronomical Journal
The Washington Observations (1875-1879)
Tokyo Astronomical Bulletin
Table 4,
Dunham, D.D. ,
University
Photographic Uranian Satellite Observations
Reference Sat Dates
(1971) Ph.D. Thesis - Yale
Num
Harris, D.L., (1949) The Satellite System of
Uranus (U. of Chicago)
Harrington, R.S., (1984) Astronomical Journal
89, 889-898
Harrington, R.S., (1985) U.S. Naval
Observatory, Private Communication
lanna, P.A., (1984) Leander McCormick
Observatory, Private Communication
Mulholland, J.D., (1985) U. of Texas, JPL
Contract #956787, Final Report
Nicholson, S., (1915) Lick Observatory
Bulletin 269, 143
701
702
703
704
705
701
702
703
705
701
702
703
704
705
700
701
702
703
704
705
701
702
703
704
700
701
702
703
704
705
700
701
702
703
704
1905-66
1905-66
1905-66
1905-66
1948-66
1905-48
1905-48
1905-48
1948
1979-83
1979-83
1979-83
1379-83
1979-83
1978-83
1985
1985
1985
1985
1985
1983
1983
1983
1983
1983
1974-82
1974-82
1974-82
1974-82
1974-82
1974-76
1914
1914
1914
1914
327
360
439
347
120
53
58
87
17
88
85
88
88
30
14
26
26
26
25
4
41
43
51
52
12
74
71
73
74
42
25
5
5
5
5
Pascu, D., (1985) U.S. Naval Observatory,
Private Communication
705 1981-83 40
Table 4. Photographic Uranian Satellite Observations (continued)
Reference Sat Dates Num
Rosanof, A., (1925) Astronomische Nachrichten 703
224, 409
Soulie, G., (1968) Journal des Observateurs
51, 315-328
Soulie, G., (1972) Astronomy and Astrophysics 702
Supplement 6, 311-326
Soulie, G., (1975) Astronomy and Astrophysics 703
Supplement 22, 49-61
Soulie, G., (1978) Astronomy and Astrophysics 702
Supplement 33, 257-264
Sytinskaia, N.N., (1930) Pub. Tashkent Obs. 3, 701
54
Tomita, K., and Soma, M. (1979) Tokyo
Astromonical Bulletin, 2nd Series, 261,
2977-2981
van Biesbroeck, G., (1970) Lunar and Planetary 701
Lab. Comm. 145, 179
van Biesbroeck, G., (1976) Astronomical
Journal 81, 122
Veillet, C., (1980) Astronomy and Astrophysics 705
89, 342-344
704
703
704
700
703
704
700
704
700
703
704
700
702
703
704
701
702
703
704
702
703
704
705
701
702
703
704
1913-14
1913-14
1966-67
1966-67
1966-67
1968
1968-69
1968-69
1968-69
1970-71
1970-71
1970-71
1972-74
1972-74
1972-74
1972-74
1926
1926
1926
1926
1964-77
1964-77
1964-77
1964-77
1948-66
1948-66
1948-66
1948-66
1948-66
1966
1966
1966
1966
8
8
14
10
48
3
35
34
50
18
13
24
10
33
35
56
7
13
22
22
34
37
39
46
250
272
308
297
103
17
17
22
28
1977-79 58
Table 4. Photographic Uranian Satellite Observations
Reference Sat
Veillet, C., (1983) Astronomy and Astrophysics 705
118, 211-216
Veillet, C., (1983) These de Doctorat d'Etat - 701
Universite de Paris 702
703
705
(continued)
Dates Num
1980-81 112
Veillet, C., (1985) CERGA, Private
Communi cation
701
702
703
705
Walker, R.L.,
838-844
(1978) Astronomical Journal 83, 701
702
703
704
705
700
Whitaker, E., (1973) Lunar and Planetary Lab. 705
Comm. 194, 70-80
1977-82
1977-82
1977-82
1977-82
1977-84
1977-84
1977-84
1977-84
1975-77
1975-77
1975-77
1975-77
1975-77
1974-77
347
344
347
233
456
453
456
314
27
27
27
27
25
22
1948-73 133
Table 5.
Ai tken, R.G.,
76
Ai tken, R.G.,
151, 105
Aitken, R.G.,
7, 36
Ai tken, R.G.,
51, 160
Aitken, R.G.,
94, 31
Ai tken, R.G.,
172, 169
Aitken, R.G.,
207, 1
Ai tken, R.G.,
269, 142
Barnard, E.E.,
10, 73
Micrometer Uranian Satellite Observations
Reference Sat Dates Num
(1898) Astronomical Journal 19, 701 1898 15
702 1898 13
703 1898 18
704 1898 18
(1899) Astronomische Nachrichten 701 1899 26
702 1899 26
703 1899 26
704 1899 26
(1901) Lick Observatory Bulletin 701 1900-01 24
702 1900-01 26
703 1900-01 40
704 1900-01 34
(1904) Lick Observatory Bulletin 701 1903 24
702 1903 22
703 1903 38
704 1903 38
(1905) Lick Observatory Bulletin 701 1904-05 22
702 1904-05 20
703 1904-05 26
704 1904-05 26
(1909) Lick Observatory Bulletin 701 1906-07 18
702 1906-07 18
703 1906-07 22
704 1906-07 16
(1912) Lick Observatory Bulletin 701 1910-11 24
702 1910-11 20
703 1910-11 20
704 1910-11 14
(1914) Lick Observatory Bulletin 701 1914 16
702 1914 12
703 1914 14
704 1914 8
(1896) Astronomical Journal 16, 701 1894-95 67
702 1894-95 42
703 1894-95 142
704 1894-95 119
Table 5. Micrometer Uranian Satellite Observations
Reference
Barnard, E.E., (1909) Astronomical ,Journal 26, 701
47
Barnard, E.E., (1912) Astronomical Journal 27, 701
105
Barnard, E.E., (1915) Astronomical Journal 29, 701
39
Barnard, E.E., (1916) Astronomical Journal 30, 701
20
Barnard, E.E., (1919) Astronomical Journal 32, 701
105-107
Barnard, E.E., (1927) Astronomical Journal 37, 701
125
Bergstrand, 0., (1904) Move Acta Reg. Soc.
Scient. Ups. Series III, 20
Bergstrand, 0., (1909) Arkiv for Mathematik, 702
Astronomi och Fysik 6, 6
Davis, C.H., (1875) Monthly Notices Roy.
Astron. Soc. 35, 51-55
Dinwiddie, W.W., (1903) Astronomical Journal 703
24, 26
Sat
702
703
704
702
703
704
702
703
704
702
703
704
702
703
704
702
703
704
701
701
702
701
702
703
704
704
(continued)
Dates
1907-09
1907-09
1907-09
1907-09
1910
1910-11
1910-11
1910-11
1913
1913
1913
1913
1915
1915
1915
1915
1916
1916
1916-18
1916-18
1919
1919
1919-22
1919-22
1852-99
1900-01
1894-99
1900-01
1874
1874
1874
1874
1903
1903
Num
25
24
119
107
11
12
76
75
2
2
12
12
2
2
18
16
6
2
40
44
4
4
50
59
240
60
109
26
9
16
53
50
20
6
10
Table 5. Micrometer Uranian Satellite Observations (continued)
Reference Sat Dates Num
Eppes, J.B., (1912) Astronomical Journal 27, 701
188
Frederick, G.W., (1908) Astronomische
Nachrichten 168, 281
Frederickson, M., (1909) Astronomical Journal 703
26, 17
Hall, A., (1876) Astronomische Nachrichten 88, 701
131 .
Hall, A., (1877) Astronomische Nachrichten 90, 701
161
Hall, A., (1878) Astronomische Nachrichten 93, 702
65
Hall, A., (1911) Astronomical Journal 27, 17 703
Hall, A.,Jr., (1921) Astronomical Journal 34, 703
5
Hall, A.,Jr., (1923) Astronomical Journal 35, 703
116
Henry, P., (1884) Bulletin Astronomique 1, 89 703
Henry, P., (1884) Bulletin Astronomique 1,
178-179
Henry, P., (1884) Bulletin Astronomique 1,
329-330
702
703
704
703
704
704
702
703
704
702
703
704 .
703
704
704
704
704
704
701
702
703
704
701
702
703
704
1911
1911
1911
1911
1904
1904
1907
1907
1876
1876
1876
1876
1876
1876
1876
1876
1878
1878
1878
1908-10
1909-10
1920
1920
1922
1922
1884
1884
1884
1884
1884
1884
1884
1884
1884
1884
2
6
34
32
40
30
46
46
21
14
43
37
1
2
8
10
4
4
6
95
46
26
24
10
12
2
8
3
6
12
14
10
6
15
14
11
Table 5. Micrometer Uranian Satellite Observations
Reference Sat
Herschel, W., (1815) Phil. Trans, for 1815, 703
293 704
Herschel, J.F.W., (1833) Mem. Roy. Astron.
Soc. 8,1
Hoiden, E.S., (1875) Washington Observations 701
for 1875, 361-363
Holden, E.S., (1876) Washington Observations 701
for 1876
Holden, E.S., (1877) Washington Observations 701
for 1877, 230-231
Holden, E.S., (1878) Washington Observations 701
for 1878, 91
Holden, E.S., (1879) Washington Observations 701
for 1879
Hough, G.W., (1880) Astronomische Nachrichten 701
98, 25
Hussey, W.J., (1902) Lick Observatory Bulletin 701
17, 149 702
703
704
Lament, F., (1837) Mem. Roy. Astron. Soc. 11, 703
51 704
(continued)
Dates Mum
1787-99 32
1787-99 32
703
703
704
704
702
703
704
702
703
704
702
703
704
702
703
704
703
704
702
703
704
1787-98
1828-32
1787-98
1828-32
1875
1875
1875
1875
1876
1876
1876
1876
1877
1877
1877
1877
1878
1878
1878
1878
1879
1879
1879
1880
1880
1880
1880
32
17
32
27
8
7
66
66
20
13
43
37
1
2
8
10
1
4
6
10
2
10
12
6
2
18
15
1897-98 13
1897-98 12
1897-98 15
1896-98 20
1837
1837
11
15
12
Table 5. Micrometer Uranian Satellite Observations
Reference
Lassel, W., (1847) Monthly Notices Roy.
Astron. Soc. 8, 43
Lassel, W., (1848) Monthly Notices Roy.
Astron. Soc. 9, 105
Lassel, W., (1849) Monthly Notices Roy.
Astron. Soc. 10, 7, 135
Lassel, W., (1851) Monthly Notices Roy.
Astron. Soc. 12, 15, 152
Lassel, W., (1852) Astronomische Nachrichten 701
34, 327
Lassel, W., (1853) Monthly Notices Roy.
Astron. Soc. 13, 148
Lassel, W., (1857) Monthly Notices Roy.
Astron. Soc. 17, 175
Lassel, W., (1865) Mem. Roy. Astron. Soc. 36, 701
1
Marth, A., (1864) Monthly Notices Roy. Astron. 701
Soc. 24, 209
Newcomb, S., (1875) Washington Observations 701
for 1873, App. 1, 7
Sat
701
702
703
704
702
704
701
702
704
701
702
703
704
702
703
704
701
702
703
704
701
702
703
704
701
702
703
704
701
702
702
704
702
703
704
(conti nued)
Dates
1848
1848
1848
1848
1848
1848
1849
1849
1849
1851
1851
1851
1851
1847-51
1847-51
1847-51
1847-51
1852-53
1852-53
1852-53
1852-53
1856
1856
1856
1856-57
1863-65
1863-65
1863-65
1863-65
1863-64
1863-64
1863-64
1863-64
1874-75
1874-75
1874-75
1874-75
Num
6
2
19
22
11
11
6
8
2
9
9
7
8
19
15
39
42
35
32
51
50
9
7
17
20
15
17
53
58
6
9
24
26
15
18
64
60
13
Table 5. Micrometer Uranian Satellite Observations
Reference Sat
(continued)
Dates Mum
Perrotin, M. , (1887) Bull. Astron. 4, 340 701
702
Rosse, E., (1875) Monthly Notices Roy. Astron. 701
Soc. 35, 300 702
703
704
Schaeberle, J.M., (1895) Astronomical Journal 703
15, 25-26 704
Schaeberle, J.M., (1897) Astronomical Journal 701
18, 5-6 702
703
704
See, T.J.J., (1900) Astronomische Nachrichten 703
154, 89-92 704
See, T.J.J., (1902) Astronomische Nachrichten 701
159, 214-226 702
703
704
See, T.J.J., (1907) Astronomische Nachrichten 703
176, 293 704
Steavenson, W.H., (1948) Monthly Notices Roy. 701
Astron. Soc. 108, 183-188 702
703
704
Steavenson, W.H., (1964) Journal of the
British Astronomical Society 74, 54-59
Struve, H., (1912) Abh. der Konigl. Preuss.
Akademie der Wissenschaf. I, 1-109
1887
1887
1894
1894
701 1949
703
703
704
704
Struve, G., (1928) Astronomische Nachrichten 703
233, 17 704
Wirtz, C., (1910) Ann. Obs. Stasbourg 4, 291 703
704
1927-28
1927-28.
1905
1905
15
10
1872-73 3
1872-73 3
1872-74 35
1872-74 35
24
24
1897 24
1897 21
1896-97 46
1895-97 45
1900
1900
1901
1901
1901
1901
1902
1902
70
68
38
30
80
156
87
41
1947-48 23
1947-48 3
1947-48 2
1947-48 2
8
1894-99 172
1894-99 611
1900-11 162
1900-11 728
38
44
12
8
14
TECHNICAL REPORT STANDARD TITLE PAGE
1. Report No. 85-79 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient's Catalog No.
4. Title and Subtitle
Observations of Uranus' Satellites
Bibliography and Literature Search
5. Report Date
October 15, 1985
6. Performing Organization Code
7. Author(s) Robert A. Jacobson 8. Performing Orgonizotion Report No,
9. Performing Organization Name and Address
JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
California Institute of Technology
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, California 91109
10. Work Unit No.
11. Contract or Grant No.
NAS7-918
12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Washington, D.C. 20546
13. Type of Report and Period Covered
External Report
JPL Publication
14. Sponsoring Agency Code
RE147 BP-889-56-01-33-19
15. Supplementary Notes
16. Abstract
A literature search has yielded more than 10,000 observations
of the satellites of Uranus made from 1787 to 1985. The type (photographic,
micrometer) and the number of observations are tabulated in 5 year
increments and a complete bibliography is provided.
17. Key Words (Selected by Author(s))
Astronomy
Celestial Mechanics
Voyager Project
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JPL 0184 R9I83


Observations of Uranus' satellites: Bibliography and literature search

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