Format for Optical Transit, Photoelectric Transit, Photographic, and CCD Observations.

O'Handley, D. A. 1968 : "Card Format for
Optical and Radar Planetary Data", JPL Technical Report 32-1296, Pasadena, CA.

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  column     1  "P"

           2-4  planet #  (either "00p" or "pss",
                     where p is the planet number; s is the satellite number)

          5-16  UT of observation (D12.5)

         22-25  observatory/telescope # (see table below)

         26-28  catalog code

            29  type     1 => transit, geocentric
                         3 => photographic, geocentric
                         4 => transit, topocentric
                         6 => photographic, topocentric

            30  observer code   |  The data in these columns are not always given for the
            31  clamp code      |  modern observations.  However, optical observations of
            32  circle code     |  the sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, and the moon are no longer
            33  ra-limb         |  used in ephemeris adjustments.

         34-42  r.a. [hhmmss^sss]

            43  equinox [0: true e&e; 3: mean 1950; 9: mean J2000]

         44-49  r.a. residual  (usually not given)

            50  de-limb         |  See note for columns 30-33

         51-59  dec. [+/-ddmmss^ss]

            60  equinox [0: true e&e; 3: mean 1950; 9: mean J2000]

         61-65  dec. residual  (usually not given)

         73-76  year

         77-80  source

O'Handley, D. A. 1968 : "Card Format for Optical and Radar
Planetary Data", JPL Technical Report 32-1296, Pasadena, CA.

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Table of Observatory/Telescope Codes

     000   RGO - Greenwich
     0011  RGO - Herstmonceux
     7866  Washington - 6 inch
     7869  Washington - 9 inch
     9001  RGO - La Palma
     999   Bordeaux
     388   Tokyo
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