Published July 1988 | Version v1
Journal article

Very Large Array observations of Uranus at 2.0 cm

  • 1. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena (USA)

Description

Radio observations of Uranus obtained at 2.0 cm with the B configuration of the VLA during April 1985 are reported. The calibration and data-reduction procedures are described in detail, and the results are presented in tables, maps, and graphs and compared with IRIS 44-micron observations (Hanel et al., 1986). Features discussed include highest brightness centered on the pole rather than on the subearth point, a decrease in brightness temperature (by up to 9 K) at latitudes between -20 and -50 deg (well correlated with the IRIS data), and disk-center position (corrected for the observed radio asymmetry) in good agreement with that found on the basis of the outer contours of the image. 15 references

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Astronomical Journal
Journal Volume
96
Series
Astron. J.
Journal Page Range
388-395
ISSN
0004-6256
CODEN
ANJOA

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
20000835
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
CALIBRATION; DATA PROCESSING; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTERFEROMETRY; RADIOWAVE RADIATION; URANUS PLANET; VOYAGER SPACE PROBES
Descriptors DEC
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; PLANETS; RADIATIONS; SPACE VEHICLES