2022-07-07, 12:03 PM
More experimenting. Even though this small rock is below my mag limit, I decided to pass on the correct positions at 4CDT as it was 11° up. Again the best way is to use Horizons generated osculating elements edited into ST4. I chose 4am CDT.
This is the ephemeris generated by both Horizons Observer Table and SkyTools 4. The accuracy of the ST4 ephemeris held up for at least an hour using the 4am osculating elements.
Here is the IA plot for a 7 minute track where motion was ~1/2°:
Greg has given us all the tools we need to plot these crazy small, fast rocks from space.
This is the ephemeris generated by both Horizons Observer Table and SkyTools 4. The accuracy of the ST4 ephemeris held up for at least an hour using the 4am osculating elements.
Here is the IA plot for a 7 minute track where motion was ~1/2°:
Greg has given us all the tools we need to plot these crazy small, fast rocks from space.