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File: 2001-02_S9_S2000S3-4_6_8-10_12_mpc.data.txt
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     Contents: 
       - 9 observations of the satellite of Saturn S-9 Phoebe made from 2000 Dec. 4 to 12
       - 3 observations of the satellite of Saturn S/2000 S3 made on 2001 Jan. 19
       - 2 observations of the satellite of Saturn S/2000 S4 made on 2001 Jan. 21
       - 4 observations of the satellite of Saturn S/2000 S6 made on 2001 Jan. 21
       - 2 observations of the satellite of Saturn S/2000 S8 made on 2001 Jan. 21
       - 2 observations of the satellite of Saturn S/2000 S9 made on 2001 Jan. 21
       - 3 observations of the satellite of Saturn S/2000 S10 made on 2001 Jan. 19
       - 3 observations of the satellite of Saturn S/2000 S12 made on 2001 Jan. 23

     made on 1 opposition from September 2000 to January 2001.
     (right ascensions and declinations coordinates in mean equatorial 
     topocentric 2000.0 reference frame).
 
     Reference: 
     These observations are described on the following MPC Circular and were
     made at the following sites by the following observers:
699  LONEOS.  0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt + CCD.  Observers B. A. Skiff and 
     M. E. Van Ness.  Measured by B. W. Koehn and B. A. Skiff.
704  Lincoln Laboratory Experimental Test System, New Mexico.  1.0-m f/2.15
     reflector + CCD.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly, M. Bezpalko,
     M. Elowitz and R. Huber.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. B. Evans and
     H. Viggh.
675  Palomar.  5-m reflector + CCD.  Observers P. Nicholson, B. Gladman and
     A. Harris.


     Format:
         This is a sequential file; one record contains 80 bytes with the 
         MPC format,
         col.  1-12    the satellite number or designation,
         col. 16-19    the year,               
         col. 21-22    the month, 
         col. 24-31    the day and fraction of day,
 
         col. 33-34    hours                  |
         col. 36-37    minutes                  > right ascension 
         col. 39-43    seconds                |
         col. 45-47    degrees          |
         col. 49-50    minuts            >       declination
         col. 52-55    seconds          |
 
         col. 66-69    magnitude if available
         col. 71       spectral band for the magnitude if available
         col. 78-80    observatory IAU number
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