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ASTROMETRIC UPDATE:
OCCULTATION BY (530) TURANDOT - 2003 SEP 08

[Edwin Goffin's Prediction + Finder Charts]


UPDATE: 2003 AUG 10, 02:25 UT

THE UPDATED PATH

(Note: The time given in the line below is for the midpoint of the path as it crosses the Earth - please see the minute markers on the map to determine the approximate the time for your location)

Turandot Update Map


On 2003 Sep 08 UT, the 84 km diameter asteroid (530) Turandot will occult a 8.4 mag star in the constellation Capricornus for observers along a path across Queensland and South Australia.

NOTE: The path passes directly across Adelaide.

In the case of an occultation, the combined light of the asteroid and the star will drop by 4.5 mag to 12.9 mag (the magnitude of the asteroid) for at most 22.5 seconds.

This update is based on UNSO/Flagstaff astrometry for the asteroid kindly provided by Ron Stone, historical astrometry from the MPC files (via AstDys), and the Hipparcos catalog for the star position.

Additional details of this and other events are available at Steve Preston's website at http://www.asteroidoccultation.com/

EVENT DETAILS SUMMARY : Data for the target star : Data for the minor planet : The Occultation Path :
                  Centre              Star  Star   Sun      Path Limits           Error Limits
  E. Longitude   Latitude      U.T.    Alt    Az   Alt    Limit 1    Limit 2    Limit 3    Limit 4
      o  '  "     o  '  "    h  m  s     o     o     o    o  '  "    o  '  "    o  '  "    o  '  "
                                                        Longitude  Longitude  Longitude  Longitude
    159  0  0   - 6 48 23   13 10  5    54   243   -87  - 6  9 10  - 7 27 51  - 6  9 10  - 7 27 51
    158  0  0   - 8  7 20   13 10 44    55   244   -86  - 7 27 45  - 8 47 10  - 7 27 45  - 8 47 10
    157  0  0   - 9 27  4   13 11 25    56   245   -84  - 8 47  7  -10  7 16  - 8 47  7  -10  7 16
    156  0  0   -10 47 32   13 12  7    58   247   -83  -10  7 14  -11 28  7  -10  7 14  -11 28  7
    155  0  0   -12  8 42   13 12 49    59   249   -81  -11 28  2  -12 49 39  -11 28  2  -12 49 39

    154  0  0   -13 30 28   13 13 32    60   250   -80  -12 49 26  -14 11 48  -12 49 26  -14 11 48
    153  0  0   -14 52 46   13 14 16    61   252   -78  -14 11 22  -15 34 29  -14 11 22  -15 34 29
    152  0  0   -16 15 33   13 15  0    63   255   -76  -15 33 48  -16 57 39  -15 33 48  -16 57 39
    151  0  0   -17 38 44   13 15 45    64   257   -75  -16 56 37  -18 21 12  -16 56 37  -18 21 12
    150  0  0   -19  2 14   13 16 30    65   260   -73  -18 19 45  -19 45  5  -18 19 45  -19 45  5

    149  0  0   -20 25 59   13 17 16    66   263   -72  -19 43  9  -21  9 12  -19 43  9  -21  9 12
    148  0  0   -21 49 54   13 18  2    66   266   -70  -21  6 42  -22 33 29  -21  6 42  -22 33 29
    147  0  0   -23 13 53   13 18 48    67   270   -69  -22 30 21  -23 57 51  -22 30 21  -23 57 51
    146  0  0   -24 37 52   13 19 34    68   273   -67  -23 53 59  -25 22 12  -23 53 59  -25 22 12
    145  0  0   -26  1 46   13 20 21    69   277   -66  -25 17 32  -26 46 26  -25 17 32  -26 46 26

    144  0  0   -27 25 28   13 21  7    69   282   -64  -26 40 54  -28 10 29  -26 40 54  -28 10 29
    143  0  0   -28 48 53   13 21 53    69   286   -62  -28  4  1  -29 34 15  -28  4  1  -29 34 15
    142  0  0   -30 11 57   13 22 39    70   291   -61  -29 26 46  -30 57 38  -29 26 46  -30 57 38
    141  0  0   -31 34 32   13 23 25    70   295   -59  -30 49  3  -32 20 32  -30 49  3  -32 20 32
    140  0  0   -32 56 34   13 24 10    70   300   -58  -32 10 48  -33 42 52  -32 10 48  -33 42 52

    139  0  0   -34 17 57   13 24 55    69   304   -56  -33 31 55  -35  4 32  -33 31 55  -35  4 32
    138  0  0   -35 38 35   13 25 40    69   309   -55  -34 52 18  -36 25 25  -34 52 18  -36 25 25
    137  0  0   -36 58 22   13 26 24    69   313   -53  -36 11 51  -37 45 27  -36 11 51  -37 45 27
    136  0  0   -38 17 12   13 27  7    68   317   -52  -37 30 30  -39  4 31  -37 30 30  -39  4 31
    135  0  0   -39 35  2   13 27 49    68   321   -51  -38 48  9  -40 22 31  -38 48  9  -40 22 31

    134  0  0   -40 51 44   13 28 31    67   324   -49  -40  4 42  -41 39 23  -40  4 42  -41 39 23
    133  0  0   -42  7 14   13 29 12    66   328   -48  -41 20  4  -42 55  2  -41 20  4  -42 55  2
    132  0  0   -43 21 27   13 29 52    66   331   -46  -42 34 12  -44  9 21  -42 34 12  -44  9 21
    131  0  0   -44 34 18   13 30 31    65   334   -45  -43 46 59  -45 22 16  -43 46 59  -45 22 16
    130  0  0   -45 45 44   13 31  9    64   337   -44  -44 58 23  -46 33 44  -44 58 23  -46 33 44

    129  0  0   -46 55 39   13 31 46    63   339   -43  -46  8 18  -47 43 39  -46  8 18  -47 43 39
    128  0  0   -48  4  1   13 32 22    62   342   -41  -47 16 42  -48 51 58  -47 16 42  -48 51 58
    127  0  0   -49 10 45   13 32 57    61   344   -40  -48 23 32  -49 58 39  -48 23 32  -49 58 39
    126  0  0   -50 15 51   13 33 31    61   346   -39  -49 28 43  -51  3 37  -49 28 43  -51  3 37
    125  0  0   -51 19 14   13 34  4    60   348   -38  -50 32 15  -52  6 51  -50 32 15  -52  6 51

    124  0  0   -52 20 53   13 34 35    59   350   -37  -51 34  5  -53  8 19  -51 34  5  -53  8 19
    123  0  0   -53 20 47   13 35  6    58   352   -36  -52 34 12  -54  8  0  -52 34 12  -54  8  0
    122  0  0   -54 18 55   13 35 35    57   354   -34  -53 32 34  -55  5 52  -53 32 34  -55  5 52
    121  0  0   -55 15 15   13 36  4    56   355   -33  -54 29 11  -56  1 56  -54 29 11  -56  1 56
    120  0  0   -56  9 49   13 36 31    55   357   -32  -55 24  3  -56 56 11  -55 24  3  -56 56 11

    119  0  0   -57  2 36   13 36 57    54   358   -31  -56 17 10  -57 48 37  -56 17 10  -57 48 37
    118  0  0   -57 53 37   13 37 22    53   360   -30  -57  8 33  -58 39 15  -57  8 33  -58 39 15
    117  0  0   -58 42 53   13 37 46    53     1   -30  -57 58 11  -59 28  8  -57 58 11  -59 28  8
    116  0  0   -59 30 25   13 38  9    52     3   -29  -58 46  8  -60 15 15  -58 46  8  -60 15 15
    115  0  0   -60 16 16   13 38 31    51     4   -28  -59 32 23  -61  0 39  -59 32 23  -61  0 39

    114  0  0   -61  0 26   13 38 52    50     5   -27  -60 17  0  -61 44 21  -60 17  0  -61 44 21
    113  0  0   -61 42 58   13 39 13    49     6   -26  -60 59 59  -62 26 25  -60 59 59  -62 26 25
    112  0  0   -62 23 54   13 39 32    49     8   -25  -61 41 23  -63  6 53  -61 41 23  -63  6 53
    111  0  0   -63  3 18   13 39 51    48     9   -25  -62 21 15  -63 45 47  -62 21 15  -63 45 47
    110  0  0   -63 41 10   13 40  9    47    10   -24  -62 59 36  -64 23  9  -62 59 36  -64 23  9

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