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ASTROMETRIC UPDATE:
OCCULTATION BY (659) NESTOR - 2004 APR 08

[Edwin Goffin's Prediction + Finder Charts]


UPDATE: 2004 MAR 10, 05:42 UT

THE UPDATED PATH

(Note: The duration given in the line below is the interval during which the occultation shadow sweeps across the Earth - please see the minute markers on the map to determine the approximate the time for your location)

Nestor Update Map


On 2004 Apr 08 UT, the 108 km diameter asteroid (659) Nestor will occult a 10.2 mag star in the constellation Virgo for observers along a path across Australia.

In the case of an occultation, the combined light of the asteroid and the star will drop by 5.5 mag to 15.7 mag (the magnitude of the asteroid) for at most 6.3 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 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
    110  0  0   -24 27 41   19 27  7    54   282   -47  -23 58  9  -24 57 14  -22 27 51  -26 27 45
    111  0  0   -24 34 24   19 27  3    53   281   -46  -24  4 53  -25  3 55  -22 34 39  -26 34 22
    112  0  0   -24 40 45   19 26 58    52   281   -45  -24 11 16  -25 10 16  -22 41  6  -26 40 39
    113  0  0   -24 46 47   19 26 54    51   280   -44  -24 17 19  -25 16 16  -22 47 13  -26 46 35
    114  0  0   -24 52 28   19 26 49    50   280   -43  -24 23  1  -25 21 56  -22 52 58  -26 52 11

    115  0  0   -24 57 48   19 26 45    49   279   -43  -24 28 23  -25 27 15  -22 58 23  -26 57 27
    116  0  0   -25  2 48   19 26 40    48   279   -42  -24 33 23  -25 32 14  -23  3 27  -27  2 23
    117  0  0   -25  7 28   19 26 36    47   278   -41  -24 38  4  -25 36 52  -23  8 10  -27  6 59
    118  0  0   -25 11 46   19 26 32    47   278   -40  -24 42 23  -25 41 10  -23 12 32  -27 11 13
    119  0  0   -25 15 44   19 26 28    46   277   -39  -24 46 22  -25 45  7  -23 16 34  -27 15  8

    120  0  0   -25 19 21   19 26 24    45   277   -38  -24 50  0  -25 48 44  -23 20 14  -27 18 42
    121  0  0   -25 22 38   19 26 20    44   277   -37  -24 53 17  -25 52  0  -23 23 33  -27 21 56
    122  0  0   -25 25 34   19 26 16    43   276   -36  -24 56 14  -25 54 55  -23 26 32  -27 24 49
    123  0  0   -25 28  9   19 26 12    42   276   -36  -24 58 50  -25 57 29  -23 29  9  -27 27 22
    124  0  0   -25 30 23   19 26  8    41   275   -35  -25  1  4  -25 59 43  -23 31 25  -27 29 35

    125  0  0   -25 32 17   19 26  4    40   275   -34  -25  2 58  -26  1 36  -23 33 21  -27 31 27
    126  0  0   -25 33 50   19 26  1    39   274   -33  -25  4 32  -26  3  9  -23 34 55  -27 32 58
    127  0  0   -25 35  2   19 25 57    39   274   -32  -25  5 44  -26  4 21  -23 36  8  -27 34  9
    128  0  0   -25 35 53   19 25 53    38   273   -31  -25  6 35  -26  5 12  -23 37  0  -27 34 59
    129  0  0   -25 36 23   19 25 50    37   273   -30  -25  7  5  -26  5 42  -23 37 30  -27 35 29

    130  0  0   -25 36 32   19 25 47    36   272   -29  -25  7 15  -26  5 51  -23 37 40  -27 35 38
    131  0  0   -25 36 21   19 25 43    35   272   -28  -25  7  3  -26  5 39  -23 37 28  -27 35 27
    132  0  0   -25 35 48   19 25 40    34   271   -28  -25  6 31  -26  5  7  -23 36 55  -27 34 55
    133  0  0   -25 34 55   19 25 37    33   271   -27  -25  5 37  -26  4 14  -23 36  1  -27 34  2
    134  0  0   -25 33 41   19 25 34    32   271   -26  -25  4 22  -26  3  0  -23 34 46  -27 32 49

    135  0  0   -25 32  5   19 25 31    31   270   -25  -25  2 47  -26  1 25  -23 33  9  -27 31 14
    136  0  0   -25 30  9   19 25 28    31   270   -24  -25  0 50  -25 59 29  -23 31 11  -27 29 20
    137  0  0   -25 27 52   19 25 25    30   269   -23  -24 58 32  -25 57 12  -23 28 52  -27 27  4
    138  0  0   -25 25 13   19 25 22    29   269   -22  -24 55 53  -25 54 34  -23 26 11  -27 24 28
    139  0  0   -25 22 14   19 25 19    28   268   -21  -24 52 53  -25 51 35  -23 23  9  -27 21 31

    140  0  0   -25 18 53   19 25 16    27   268   -20  -24 49 32  -25 48 15  -23 19 46  -27 18 13
    141  0  0   -25 15 12   19 25 14    26   268   -20  -24 45 50  -25 44 34  -23 16  1  -27 14 35
    142  0  0   -25 11  9   19 25 11    25   267   -19  -24 41 46  -25 40 33  -23 11 55  -27 10 36
    143  0  0   -25  6 45   19 25  9    24   267   -18  -24 37 21  -25 36 10  -23  7 28  -27  6 15
    144  0  0   -25  2  0   19 25  7    23   266   -17  -24 32 36  -25 31 26  -23  2 39  -27  1 34

    145  0  0   -24 56 54   19 25  4    22   266   -16  -24 27 29  -25 26 21  -22 57 29  -26 56 33
    146  0  0   -24 51 27   19 25  2    22   265   -15  -24 22  0  -25 20 55  -22 51 57  -26 51 10
    147  0  0   -24 45 39   19 25  0    21   265   -14  -24 16 11  -25 15  8  -22 46  4  -26 45 27
    148  0  0   -24 39 29   19 24 58    20   265   -13  -24 10  0  -25  8 59  -22 39 49  -26 39 22
    149  0  0   -24 32 59   19 24 56    19   264   -12  -24  3 28  -25  2 30  -22 33 13  -26 32 57

    150  0  0   -24 26  7   19 24 54    18   264   -11  -23 56 35  -24 55 40  -22 26 16  -26 26 11
    151  0  0   -24 18 54   19 24 52    17   263   -11  -23 49 20  -24 48 28  -22 18 57  -26 19  4
    152  0  0   -24 11 20   19 24 51    16   263   -10  -23 41 45  -24 40 56  -22 11 17  -26 11 36
    153  0  0   -24  3 24   19 24 49    15   262    -9  -23 33 48  -24 33  2  -22  3 15  -26  3 47
    154  0  0   -23 55  8   19 24 48    14   262    -8  -23 25 30  -24 24 47  -21 54 52  -25 55 37

    155  0  0   -23 46 30   19 24 46    13   262    -7  -23 16 50  -24 16 11  -21 46  7  -25 47  6
    156  0  0   -23 37 31   19 24 45    12   261    -6  -23  7 50  -24  7 14  -21 37  1  -25 38 15
    157  0  0   -23 28 12   19 24 44    12   261    -5  -22 58 28  -23 57 56  -21 27 34  -25 29  2
    158  0  0   -23 18 31   19 24 42    11   260    -4  -22 48 45  -23 48 17  -21 17 45  -25 19 29
    159  0  0   -23  8 28   19 24 41    10   260    -3  -22 38 41  -23 38 16  -21  7 35  -25  9 34

    160  0  0   -22 58  5   19 24 40     9   260    -2  -22 28 16  -23 27 55  -20 57  4  -24 59 19
    161  0  0   -22 47 21   19 24 40     8   259    -1  -22 17 30  -23 17 13  -20 46 11  -24 48 43
    162  0  0   -22 36 16   19 24 39     7   259     0  -22  6 22  -23  6 10  -20 34 58  -24 37 46


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