J/AJ/109/1363 Occultations of stars by asteroids 1995-96 (Wasserman+ 1995)
Occultations of stars by asteroids in 1995 and 1996.
Wasserman L.H., Millis R.L., Bowell E.
<Astron. J. 109, 1363 (1995)>
=1995AJ....109.1363W 1995AJ....109.1363W (SIMBAD/NED BibCode)
ADC_Keywords: Minor planets ; Occultations ; Ephemerides
Abstract:
Predictions, based on a computerized comparison of asteroid
ephemerides with the catalog positions of 567,500 stars, are given for
155 occultations of stars by asteroids in 1995 and 1996. On average,
the predictions are expected to be more accurate than in earlier
searches because of the use of more modern star catalogs. A number of
very favorable occultations, visible in North Armerica and elsewhere,
are discussed.
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table 155 155 Asteroid occultations in 1995 and 1996
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See also:
B/astorb : Orbits of Minor Planets
J/AJ/119/2008 : 10199 Chariklo stellar occultation: 1999-2005 (Stone+, 2000)
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Bytes Format Units Label Explanations
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1- 3 I3 --- No Asteroid number
5- 14 A10 --- Name Asteroid name
16- 26 A11 --- Star Star name
28- 31 I4 yr OCCy Occulataion date (year)
33- 34 I2 --- OCCm Occulation date (month)
36- 42 F7.4 d OCCd Occulation date (day)
44- 48 A5 --- Orbit Orbit reference (1)
50- 53 F4.2 --- Q Q parameter (2)
55- 58 F4.1 mag Vmag Asteroid V magnitude
60- 63 F4.1 mag Bmag Asteroid B magnitude
65- 68 F4.1 mag mStar Star magnitude
70- 73 F4.2 mag Dmag Predicted fractional drop in the combined
brightness of the two objects at occultation
74 A1 --- n_Dmag [BV] Note on Dmag (3)
76- 77 I2 h RAh Star right ascension (J2000.0)
79- 80 I2 min RAm Star right ascension (J2000.0)
82- 87 F6.3 s RAs Star right ascension (J2000.0)
89 A1 --- DE- Declination sign
90- 91 I2 deg DEd Star declination (J2000.0)
93- 94 I2 arcmin DEm Star declination (J2000.0)
96-100 F5.2 arcsec DEs Star declination (J2000.0)
102-104 I3 s Dur Duration of the occultation
106-108 I3 km Diam Estimated diameter of the asteroid
110-112 I3 deg ElongS Solar elongation of the star
114-116 I3 % Moon Percent of the Moon illuminated at the time
of occultation
118-120 I3 deg ElongL Angular separation of the Moon to the
target star
122-123 I2 --- Note [1/11]? Note (4)
125-174 A50 --- Loc Location
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Note (1): References which are five digit numbers or numbers preceded by an M
are from the corresponding Minor Planet Circular,
those indicating a year, Preceded by L are from the Ephemerids of
Minor Planets ephemerides of that year
EG : orbits determined by E. Goffin
ELGB : orbits from Tex Bowell B/astorb
Note (2): Q is an indicator of the predictability of an occultation's ground
track location (Millis & Elliot, 1979, in Asteroids, edited by
T. Gehrels (University of Arizona Press, Tuscon), p. 98).
Specifically, Q is twice the ratio of the 1σ uncertainty in the
angular separation of the star and the asteroid at closest approach
(assumed by convention to be 0.1arcsec) to the asteroid's angular
diameter.
Note (3): A B indicates that the magnitude of the star and the calculated depth
of the occultation light curve pertain to the blue spectral region,
a V to the visual region of the spectrum.
Note (4): 1: Average of PPM and ACRS positions
2: Average of PPM and Lick Jupiter positions
3: Average of PPM, ACRS and Carlsberg positions
4: Average of PPM and Lick Uranus positions
5: Average of PPM, ACRS, Carlsberg and Lick Neptune positions
6: Average of PPM and Lick Neptune positions
7: Average of PPM and Carlsberg positions
8: Average of PPM, Carlsberg, and Lick Neptune positions
9: Average of PPM, ACRS and Lick Uranus positions
10: Average of PPM and Lick Saturn positions
11: Average of PPM, ACRS and Lick Jupiter positions
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History: Prepared via OCR at CDS.
(End) James Marcout, Patricia Bauer [CDS] 29-Jul-1997