RA Dec JD 3.766675271152502 -0.012223849748655 8.

730403009300000
l m n -0.810854193723591 -0.585120552929395 -0.012223545331226
sum sq 1.000000000000000

Second observation:
RA Dec JD 3.755753582469939 0.012625663327559 36.652229051100001
l m n -0.817192131004279 -0.576227057782156 0.012625327892925
sum sq 1.000000000000000

Third observation:
RA Dec JD 3.693809302044834 0.035520892455220 57.585064004600000
l m n -0.850826773937659 -0.524244787783483 0.035513423274668
sum sq 1.000000000000000

tau 123 20.932834953499999 48.854660995300002 27.921826041800003

tau 2-1-3 0.000000000000000

b1 b3 0.428471603876523 0.571528396123477

Geocentric equatorial coordinates of the Sun on the three dates, from SOLAR:
0.874892506709679 -0.423033644299946 -0.183416453604928
0.996051431255598 0.002431879878093 0.001055630744634
0.936610290322290 0.326751492001647 0.141672862247041

Coefficients in equations 13.7.4 to 13.7 6

-0.347427996894752 0.817192131004279 -0.486271661487503
-0.085885458665507

-0.250707541774776 0.576227057782156 -0.299620782737987

0.003057972209633

-0.005237442073128 -0.012625327892925 0.020296929845025

0.001325690936192

Solutions of these equations - i.e. geocentric distances of

Ceres on the three dates.
2.109211487705271 1.832728013096952 1.749592490000507
Verification of solutions by back-substitution in the equations.
0.000000000000000 0.000000000000000 0.000000000000000