2021-07-10, 12:13 AM
I just tried this myself with the same object and it worked fine. After pasting the elements from HORIZONS, I typed "2020 PN1" into the designation/name area, and updated the magnitude parameters, and when I looked 2002 PN1 up again, the new elements were listed. Are you sure you typed the designation in exactly?
One thing I didn't try was to see what happens if I enter two orbits with epochs very close in time, say only a few hours apart. I will try that next. I suppose there could have been a change in the code that would cause orbits with such close epochs to overwrite one another, so I will look into that. But I expect that to only happen if the epochs are only a few seconds apart.
One thing I didn't try was to see what happens if I enter two orbits with epochs very close in time, say only a few hours apart. I will try that next. I suppose there could have been a change in the code that would cause orbits with such close epochs to overwrite one another, so I will look into that. But I expect that to only happen if the epochs are only a few seconds apart.
Clear skies,
Greg
Head Dude at Skyhound
Greg
Head Dude at Skyhound