Jupiter-trojanen (624) Hektor ockulterar en stjärna inatt
Posted: 2020-10-27 13:08:04
Inatt kommer Jupiter-trojanen (624) Hektor att ockultera en 12.5 mag stjärna sett från Svealand. Det sker ca klockan 3:38 svensk normaltid. Hektor har en måne också, Skamandrios, men dess skugga verkar inte passera över oss.
Dr Damya Souami vill att nordiska amatörer observerar ockultationen:
My name is Damya Souami. I am a postdoctoral researcher in Astronomy at the Observatory of Paris-Meudon.
I am emailing to alert you about a stellar occultation event on Oct. 28th (night of the 27th to the 28th) by the large irregular trojan (624) Hektor.
This is an occultation of 12.5 mag star by the large trojan (624) Hektor on October 28th around 02:44 UT (night from Tuesday 27th to Wednesday 28th). In addition to the US, the path is favourable in south Finland, parts of Sweden, Norway, Estonia, Latvia, and even western Russia.
You are on the path of the event.
The maximum expected duration is of 14.2 sec. The expected drop is 2.0 mag.
The J2000 position of the star is:
RA : 00h35m01s8877 J2000
DEC : +18d14m08s599 J2000
Observations are requested on Oct. 28th, from 02h30 to 03h00 (UT).
More information about the event is available here https://lesia.obspm.fr/lucky-star/occ.php?p=41029" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.
I am attaching to this email the instructions file which can also be found here https://share.obspm.fr/index.php/s/38o2dCt4CB4LsZX" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.
Please, note that in our group all observers are considered as collaborators and therefore co-authors to the scientific paper.
Please, let me know if you are equipped for the observation and if you are going to attempt the observation. Do not hesitate to email me if you have any questions.
I would really appreciate if you could forward this to other observers you might know. A good coverage of this event would help us constrain the 3D shape model of this irregular (possibly bilobed) object.
Cheers,
Damya
https://www.avaruus.fi/foorumi/index.ph ... 175230#new" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Data om ockultationen:
http://www.asteroidoccultation.com/2020 ... ummary.txt" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
/Timo K
Dr Damya Souami vill att nordiska amatörer observerar ockultationen:
My name is Damya Souami. I am a postdoctoral researcher in Astronomy at the Observatory of Paris-Meudon.
I am emailing to alert you about a stellar occultation event on Oct. 28th (night of the 27th to the 28th) by the large irregular trojan (624) Hektor.
This is an occultation of 12.5 mag star by the large trojan (624) Hektor on October 28th around 02:44 UT (night from Tuesday 27th to Wednesday 28th). In addition to the US, the path is favourable in south Finland, parts of Sweden, Norway, Estonia, Latvia, and even western Russia.
You are on the path of the event.
The maximum expected duration is of 14.2 sec. The expected drop is 2.0 mag.
The J2000 position of the star is:
RA : 00h35m01s8877 J2000
DEC : +18d14m08s599 J2000
Observations are requested on Oct. 28th, from 02h30 to 03h00 (UT).
More information about the event is available here https://lesia.obspm.fr/lucky-star/occ.php?p=41029" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.
I am attaching to this email the instructions file which can also be found here https://share.obspm.fr/index.php/s/38o2dCt4CB4LsZX" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.
Please, note that in our group all observers are considered as collaborators and therefore co-authors to the scientific paper.
Please, let me know if you are equipped for the observation and if you are going to attempt the observation. Do not hesitate to email me if you have any questions.
I would really appreciate if you could forward this to other observers you might know. A good coverage of this event would help us constrain the 3D shape model of this irregular (possibly bilobed) object.
Cheers,
Damya
https://www.avaruus.fi/foorumi/index.ph ... 175230#new" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Data om ockultationen:
http://www.asteroidoccultation.com/2020 ... ummary.txt" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
/Timo K