KPL/PCK Binary Asteroid System Didymos Planetary Constants Kernel =========================================================================== This planetary constants kernel contains constants information for the binary asteroid system Didymos. Version and date -------------------------------------------------------- Version 0.1 -- September 9, 2019 -- Marc Costa Sitja, ESAC/ESA Updated Hera ID according to standard ESOC provisional numbering: from -667 to -999. Changed DIDYMOS to DIDYMAIN and added the IDs. Version 0.0 -- March 1, 2019 -- Marc Costa Sitja, ESAC/ESA This is a preliminary PCK containing draft values for the pole direction, prime meridian location, rotation period and shape (from [1].) Disclaimer -------------------------------------------------------- This constants file may not contain the parameter values that you prefer. Note that this file may be readily modified by you or anyone else. ESS suggests that you inspect this file visually before proceeding with any critical or extended data processing. References -------------------------------------------------------- 1. ``Planetary Constants Kernels Required Reading'' 2. ``Kernel Pool Required Reading'' 3. ASTEROID IMPACT MISSION: DIDYMOS AND EJECTA REFERENCE MODEL, Issue 5, Revision 2, 01/09/2016 Orientation constants for asteroid system -------------------------------------------------------- The inertial reference frame for these constants is J2000; this is the default reference frame for PCK orientation data. The epoch of the constants is J2000; this is Julian ephemeris date (JED) 2451545.0. The NAIF integer code for Didymain is 2065803. See the NAIF_IDs required reading for further information on NAIF integer codes. Values in the Current Version 0.1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Vesta pole and prime meridian values are shown below. RA Didymain = 310 deg Right Ascension in ECLIPJ2000 [3] DEC Didymain = -84 deg Declination in ECLIPJ2000 [3] W Didymain = N/D deg Prime Meridian w Didymain = 3823.0088 deg/day Rotation rate (Period of 2.2600h) [3] \begindata BODY-658030_POLE_RA = ( 78.21828945997879 0.0 0.0 ) BODY-658030_POLE_DEC = ( -70.78798538514438 0.0 0.0 ) BODY-658030_PM = ( 0.0 3823.0088495575224 0.0 ) \begintext Radii for asteroid system -------------------------------------------------------- The Didymain and Didymoon radii from [3] are provided in the keyword below. \begindata BODY-658030_RADII = ( 0.390 0.390 0.390 ) BODY-658031_RADII = ( 0.0819 0.06473 0.06473 ) \begintext End of PCK file.