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ASTROMETRIC UPDATE:
OCCULTATION BY (521) BRIXIA - 2003 SEP 28

[Edwin Goffin's Prediction + Finder Charts]


UPDATE: 2003 SEP 02, 00:05 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)

Brixia Update Map


On 2003 Sep 28 UT, the 115 km diameter asteroid (521) Brixia will occult a 10.5 mag star in the constellation Gemini for observers along a path across Western Australia.

In the case of an occultation, the combined light of the asteroid and the star will drop by 0.9 mag to 10.8 mag (the magnitude of the asteroid) for at most 6.0 seconds.

This update is based on UNSO/Flagstaff astrometry for the asteroid kindly provided by Ron Stone, TMO astrometry for the asteroid kindly provided by Bill Owen, historical astrometry from the MPC files (via AstDys), and the following catalogs for the star position: UCAC.

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  '  "
                                                         Latitude   Latitude   Latitude   Latitude
    106  0  0   -28 52 49   20 42 25    33    38   -26  -29 36  7  -28 10  0  -29 36  7  -28 10  0
    107  0  0   -28 35 23   20 42 29    34    37   -25  -29 18 37  -27 52 38  -29 18 37  -27 52 38
    108  0  0   -28 18 14   20 42 33    35    36   -24  -29  1 23  -27 35 33  -29  1 23  -27 35 33
    109  0  0   -28  1 21   20 42 37    36    35   -23  -28 44 26  -27 18 44  -28 44 26  -27 18 44
    110  0  0   -27 44 46   20 42 42    36    34   -23  -28 27 46  -27  2 13  -28 27 46  -27  2 13

    111  0  0   -27 28 28   20 42 46    37    33   -22  -28 11 24  -26 46  0  -28 11 24  -26 46  0
    112  0  0   -27 12 29   20 42 50    38    32   -21  -27 55 21  -26 30  5  -27 55 21  -26 30  5
    113  0  0   -26 56 48   20 42 55    39    31   -20  -27 39 36  -26 14 28  -27 39 36  -26 14 28
    114  0  0   -26 41 27   20 42 59    39    30   -19  -27 24 10  -25 59 11  -27 24 10  -25 59 11
    115  0  0   -26 26 25   20 43  4    40    29   -19  -27  9  4  -25 44 13  -27  9  4  -25 44 13

    116  0  0   -26 11 42   20 43  9    41    28   -18  -26 54 17  -25 29 34  -26 54 17  -25 29 34
    117  0  0   -25 57 20   20 43 13    41    27   -17  -26 39 51  -25 15 16  -26 39 51  -25 15 16
    118  0  0   -25 43 18   20 43 18    42    26   -16  -26 25 46  -25  1 18  -26 25 46  -25  1 18
    119  0  0   -25 29 38   20 43 23    42    25   -15  -26 12  1  -24 47 41  -26 12  1  -24 47 41
    120  0  0   -25 16 18   20 43 28    43    24   -14  -25 58 37  -24 34 25  -25 58 37  -24 34 25

    121  0  0   -25  3 20   20 43 33    44    23   -13  -25 45 36  -24 21 31  -25 45 36  -24 21 31
    122  0  0   -24 50 44   20 43 38    44    22   -12  -25 32 56  -24  8 58  -25 32 56  -24  8 58
    123  0  0   -24 38 29   20 43 43    45    20   -12  -25 20 38  -23 56 48  -25 20 38  -23 56 48
    124  0  0   -24 26 38   20 43 48    45    19   -11  -25  8 43  -23 44 59  -25  8 43  -23 44 59
    125  0  0   -24 15  9   20 43 53    46    18   -10  -24 57 10  -23 33 34  -24 57 10  -23 33 34

    126  0  0   -24  4  3   20 43 59    46    17    -9  -24 46  1  -23 22 31  -24 46  1  -23 22 31
    127  0  0   -23 53 20   20 44  4    47    15    -8  -24 35 15  -23 11 51  -24 35 15  -23 11 51
    128  0  0   -23 43  0   20 44  9    47    14    -7  -24 24 52  -23  1 35  -24 24 52  -23  1 35
    129  0  0   -23 33  4   20 44 15    47    13    -6  -24 14 53  -22 51 42  -24 14 53  -22 51 42
    130  0  0   -23 23 33   20 44 20    48    11    -5  -24  5 18  -22 42 13  -24  5 18  -22 42 13

    131  0  0   -23 14 25   20 44 25    48    10    -4  -23 56  8  -22 33  8  -23 56  8  -22 33  8
    132  0  0   -23  5 41   20 44 31    48     9    -3  -23 47 21  -22 24 27  -23 47 21  -22 24 27
    133  0  0   -22 57 22   20 44 36    49     7    -2  -23 39  0  -22 16 10  -23 39  0  -22 16 10
    134  0  0   -22 49 28   20 44 42    49     6    -1  -23 31  3  -22  8 18  -23 31  3  -22  8 18
    135  0  0   -22 41 58   20 44 47    49     4    -1  -23 23 31  -22  0 51  -23 23 31  -22  0 51

    136  0  0   -22 34 54   20 44 53    49     3     0  -23 16 24  -21 53 48  -23 16 24  -21 53 48
    137  0  0   -22 28 14   20 44 58    49     1     1  -23  9 42  -21 47 11  -23  9 42  -21 47 11
    138  0  0   -22 22  0   20 45  4    49   360     2  -23  3 26  -21 40 59  -23  3 26  -21 40 59
    139  0  0   -22 16 11   20 45  9    50   358     3  -22 57 35  -21 35 12  -22 57 35  -21 35 12
    140  0  0   -22 10 47   20 45 15    50   357     4  -22 52 10  -21 29 50  -22 52 10  -21 29 50

    141  0  0   -22  5 50   20 45 20    50   355     5  -22 47 11  -21 24 54  -22 47 11  -21 24 54
    142  0  0   -22  1 17   20 45 26    50   354     6  -22 42 37  -21 20 23  -22 42 37  -21 20 23
    143  0  0   -21 57 11   20 45 31    50   352     7  -22 38 29  -21 16 18  -22 38 29  -21 16 18
    144  0  0   -21 53 31   20 45 37    49   351     8  -22 34 48  -21 12 39  -22 34 48  -21 12 39
    145  0  0   -21 50 16   20 45 42    49   349     9  -22 31 32  -21  9 25  -22 31 32  -21  9 25

    146  0  0   -21 47 27   20 45 48    49   348    10  -22 28 42  -21  6 37  -22 28 42  -21  6 37
    147  0  0   -21 45  5   20 45 54    49   346    11  -22 26 19  -21  4 15  -22 26 19  -21  4 15
    148  0  0   -21 43  8   20 45 59    49   345    12  -22 24 22  -21  2 19  -22 24 22  -21  2 19
    149  0  0   -21 41 38   20 46  4    49   343    13  -22 22 51  -21  0 50  -22 22 51  -21  0 50
    150  0  0   -21 40 33   20 46 10    48   342    14  -22 21 46  -20 59 46  -22 21 46  -20 59 46

    151  0  0   -21 39 55   20 46 15    48   341    15  -22 21  7  -20 59  8  -22 21  7  -20 59  8
    152  0  0   -21 39 43   20 46 21    48   339    16  -22 20 55  -20 58 56  -22 20 55  -20 58 56
    153  0  0   -21 39 57   20 46 26    47   338    17  -22 21  9  -20 59 10  -22 21  9  -20 59 10
    154  0  0   -21 40 37   20 46 31    47   337    17  -22 21 49  -20 59 50  -22 21 49  -20 59 50
    155  0  0   -21 41 43   20 46 37    47   335    18  -22 22 56  -21  0 55  -22 22 56  -21  0 55

    156  0  0   -21 43 15   20 46 42    46   334    19  -22 24 29  -21  2 27  -22 24 29  -21  2 27
    157  0  0   -21 45 14   20 46 47    46   333    20  -22 26 27  -21  4 25  -22 26 27  -21  4 25
    158  0  0   -21 47 38   20 46 52    45   332    21  -22 28 52  -21  6 49  -22 28 52  -21  6 49
    159  0  0   -21 50 28   20 46 58    45   330    22  -22 31 43  -21  9 38  -22 31 43  -21  9 38
    160  0  0   -21 53 44   20 47  3    44   329    23  -22 35  0  -21 12 53  -22 35  0  -21 12 53

    161  0  0   -21 57 26   20 47  8    44   328    24  -22 38 43  -21 16 34  -22 38 43  -21 16 34
    162  0  0   -22  1 33   20 47 13    43   327    25  -22 42 52  -21 20 40  -22 42 52  -21 20 40
    163  0  0   -22  6  6   20 47 18    42   326    26  -22 47 26  -21 25 11  -22 47 26  -21 25 11
    164  0  0   -22 11  5   20 47 22    42   325    27  -22 52 26  -21 30  8  -22 52 26  -21 30  8
    165  0  0   -22 16 28   20 47 27    41   324    28  -22 57 51  -21 35 31  -22 57 51  -21 35 31

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