DATE_TIME DOW AST AST_NAME S R ASTER TAX ROT ANG_ MAX_ SES R D I Mdeg Mpct STAR_NAME VMAG RMAG dMAG DURs PATH LOCATION S P S M T L W E D R C R Q F COMMENTS LINK
A S _DIAM PER DIAM ANG_ A A O _ERR C A T O I O T L U S O I I
T V DIAM P M T I T A O M C H E R R S S N
_20 I A H R N E R V C T K
09/06/2014 08:08 Sat 93 Minerva 1 1 141.5 C 6 0.09 0.14 4 119.1 88.9 TYC 1822-00535-1 10.0 9.8 3.20 15.7 0.24 USA - N Mexico, Minnesota 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 90 y Link
12/13/2014 11:22 Sat 35 Leukothea 1 103.1 C 32 0.06 0.11 1 62.6 59.4 TYC 2443-00047-1 9.3 9.5 3.94 8.9 0.42 Japan, USA - California, T 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 86 y Link
exas
03/23/2014 05:00 Sun 2 Pallas 1 545.0 B 8 0.28 0.61 5 115.7 59.6 TYC 0235-02148-1 9.8 9.7 0.12 34.1 0.06 Canada, Mexico, USA - N Da 1 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 85 dMAG very poor, otherwise is g Link
kota, Texas ood. Paul=??
02/07/2014 09:26 Fri 1089 Tama 1 0 12.9 - 16 0.01 0.02 1 70.4 55.2 TYC 1944-01849-1 9.1 9.1 5.41 1.7 1.92 USA - Oregon, Texas 2 1 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 84 y Link
10/11/2013 10:43 Fri 751 Faina 0 1 110.5 Ch 24 0.08 0.11 2 1 151.1 43.4 TYC 1943-00421-1 10.7 10.4 3.15 4.9 0.42 Mexico, USA 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 83 Star near limit of faintness, Link
OK track from south Texas to G
eorgia just before dawn. Good
viewing Jul-Sep 2016.
10/04/2014 12:43 Sat 81 Terpsichore 1 119.1 Cb 11 0.06 0.12 1 131.1 78.8 TYC 2410-01358-1 11.0 11.0 1.97 10.1 0.24 USA - California, Utah 1 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 83 n Tough timing right before dawn Link
. Star too faint, Paul=NO
11/16/2014 10:38 Sun 25 Phocaea 1 75.1 S 10 0.08 0.11 1 82.6 32.6 TYC 0105-01050-1 11.0 10.6 1.29 5.8 0.44 USA - California, N Dakota 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 83 Star is a bit dim, but might w Link
ork. Paul=OK.
08/24/2014 10:23 Sun 393 Lampetia 1 96.9 Xc 39 0.06 0.14 3 130.4 1.3 TYC 1725-00015-1 11.1 10.9 0.78 33.5 0.26 USA - N Mexico, Michigan 1 3 1 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 83 n Star is too faint, Paul=NO Link
11/09/2014 03:43 Sun 939 Isberga 1 0 - 3 0 0 126.0 94.2 TYC 6335-00962-1 9.3 8.7 6.80 0.7 2.46 USA - Arizona, Kansas 2 1 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 3 3 3 82 n Duration too short. Small aste Link
roid means high path error. RM
AG from Paul. Paul=NO
01/12/2014 06:15 Sun 1021 Flammario 1 99.4 B 12 0.07 0.13 1 33.8 86.7 TYC 1335-00726-1 10.8 10.5 1.22 8.8 0.43 USA - Illinois, S Carolina 1 2 3 1 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 82 y Link
11/20/2014 07:03 Thu 3 Juno 1 233.9 Sk 7 0.19 0.31 9 76.8 5.6 HIP 43357 8.6 8.6 1.91 27.2 0.06 Canada, USA - Maine 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 2 3 3 3 2 81 y Challenging path/weather, but Link
otherwise is good, Paul=GOOD
10/21/2013 06:43 Mon 617 Patroclus 1 0 140.9 - 103 0.04 0.06 7 1 11.8 94.2 TYC 0646-00730-1 9.7 9.3 5.08 8.6 1.04 USA 2 1 3 1 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 80 y trojan, poor path err, bad moo Link
n, but great track California
through Virginia with high ele
vation and a bright star. No g
ood viewing opportunities thru
2032.
05/06/2014 07:21 Tue 790 Pretoria 1 170.4 - 10 0.09 0.12 1 116.9 41.8 TYC 6791-01823-1 11.2 10.9 1.56 13.3 0.45 USA - N Dakota, Florida 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 80 double star Link
07/26/2014 07:26 Sat 150 Nuwa 1 151.1 Cb 8 0.06 0.13 2 99.3 0.6 TYC 0605-01043-1 10.8 10.6 2.30 14.5 0.49 USA - Arizona, Michigan 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 80 y Link
10/12/2014 09:14 Sun 449 Hamburga 1 85.6 - 18 0.07 0.1 1 51.6 81.2 TYC 1385-00552-1 10.6 10.1 3.43 3.2 0.41 USA - Texas, Florida 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 80 y RMAG from Paul, Paul=GOOD Link
04/11/2014 03:52 Fri 72 Feronia 1 85.9 - 8 0.10 0.12 1 33.8 83.7 TYC 0792-01566-1 10.7 10.3 3.10 7.2 0.45 USA - Texas, Florida 1 2 3 1 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 79 y Close bright moon, star a bit Link
faint, Paul=GOOD
11/29/2014 06:05 Sat 144 Vibilia 1 142.4 Ch 14 0.06 0.18 8 13.6 47.7 TYC 5824-00028-1 10.3 10.1 1.74 9.5 0.25 USA - California 1 3 3 1 3 3 3 1 2 3 3 3 79 n Altitude too low, Paul=NO Link
08/19/2014 03:47 Tue 54 Alexandra 1 165.7 C 7 0.17 0.2 3 154.2 34.2 TYC 6866-02020-1 11.3 10.9 0.60 28.4 0.27 Mexico, USA - N Mexico, Co 1 3 1 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 79 Link
lorado
11/26/2013 10:16 Tue 134 Sophrosyne 0 1 108.0 Ch 17 0.09 0.11 3 98.9 43.3 TYC 2867-01816-1 9.8 9.8 2.00 10.8 0.32 USA 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 78 y Paul's pick, 2 days before Tha Link
nksgiving. Track from Californ
ia through Texas. OK elevation
, bright star, good moon. Good
viewing Oct-Dec 2014 and 2017.
05/19/2014 09:59 Mon 1093 Freda 1 116.7 - 20 0.11 0.11 2 56.0 73.2 HIP 79192 9.2 9.1 4.03 7.2 0.52 USA - Texas 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 1 2 3 3 2 77 n Bright star, good mag drop mig
ht make up for the low elevati
on? Paul=NO
DATE_TIME DOW AST AST_NAME S R ASTER TAX ROT ANG_ MAX_ SES R D I Mdeg Mpct STAR_NAME VMAG RMAG dMAG DURs PATH LOCATION S P S M T L W E D R C R Q F COMMENTS LINK
A S _DIAM PER DIAM ANG_ A A O _ERR C A T O I O T L U S O I I
T V DIAM P M T I T A O M C H E R R S S N
_20 I A H R N E R V C T K
04/11/2014 02:23 Fri 134 Sophrosyne 1 108.0 Ch 17 0.09 0.11 3 70.9 83.4 2UCAC 43067944 12.2 11.5 1.68 3.0 0.58 USA - Iowa - S Carolina 1 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 77
08/02/2014 07:52 Sat 96 Aegle 1 170.0 T 14 0.10 0.14 1 129.0 32.6 2UCAC 27766434 11.5 11.3 1.50 11.6 1.18 USA - Oregon, Maine 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 77
02/01/2014 03:41 Sat 72 Feronia 1 85.9 - 8 0.10 0.12 1 154.4 2.3 TYC 0798-00362-1 11.3 11.4 1.39 6.7 0.46 USA - Montana, NY 1 2 2 3 3 3 1 3 2 3 3 2 76
11/16/2014 02:44 Sun 230 Athamantis 1 109.0 Sl 24 0.10 0.12 3 139.8 36.7 TYC 5746-00664-1 10.8 10.3 1.61 3.5 0.52 USA - California, Wyoming 1 2 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 75 y Do-able, Paul=OK Link
03/23/2014 04:50 Sun 804 Hispania 1 157.6 C 15 0.12 0.15 3 158.3 59.7 2UCAC 44269035 12.1 11.5 1.75 5.2 0.49 Canada, USA - N Dakota, Mi 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 75
ssouri
04/21/2014 00:43 Mon 776 Berbericia 1 151.2 Cgh 8 0.07 0.13 2 163.7 65.3 TYC 2426-01323-1 10.1 9.8 3.18 5.3 0.30 USA - Florida 1 2 3 3 1 3 3 3 2 3 3 1 74 n Too much sunlight! Paul=NO
01/17/2014 01:35 Fri 238 Hypatia 1 148.5 Ch 9 0.12 0.12 2 127.2 99.0 TYC 4666-00494-1 10.0 3.62 5.4 1.45 USA - Colorado, Midwest, N 1 1 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 72 n Large path error, Paul=NO
Y
05/03/2014 00:47 Sat 102 Miriam 1 83.0 C 24 0.05 0.11 2 89.2 14.7 TYC 4931-00784-1 9.8 9.7 4.77 12.5 0.59 USA - NY 1 2 3 3 1 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 72 n Too much sunlight! Paul=NO
10/09/2014 01:43 Thu 54 Alexandra 1 165.7 C 7 0.17 0.2 3 96.0 99.4 TYC 6308-00865-1 9.3 9.3 2.78 8.4 0.34 USA - California, N Dakota 1 2 3 3 1 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 72 n Remote location in S Canada, P
aul=NO
12/28/2013 13:24 Sat 141 Lumen 0 1 131.0 Ch 20 0.11 0.16 1 1 91.8 19.8 TYC 1950-02320-1 11.1 10.9 2.00 16.4 0.27 China, Japan, USA 1 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 72 y Paul's pick, Saturday between Link
Christmas and New Years, faint
star, just before dawn with OK
track for California to Arizon
a. Good viewing Jan 2014.
06/28/2014 10:19 Sat 498 Tokio 1 81.8 - 20 0.09 0.11 2 92.6 1.3 2UCAC 30786196 11.9 11.5 1.63 3.8 0.50 USA - Oregon 1 2 2 3 2 3 3 1 2 3 3 2 71
10/28/2014 01:21 Tue 247 Eukrate 1 134.4 Xc 12 0.07 0.15 4 43.0 18.4 TYC 7464-00898-1 10.8 10.4 2.46 7.4 0.38 Mexico, USA - N Mexico 1 2 3 1 1 3 3 1 2 3 3 3 70 n Too much sunlight, too low. Pa
ul=NO
03/16/2014 10:34 Sun 471 Papagena 1 134.2 S 7 0.06 0.15 3 98.1 99.8 TYC 6259-00253-1 11.0 1.83 9.1 0.42 USA - NY, Michigan 1 2 2 3 1 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 69 n Star too faint, location poor,
Paul=NO
02/25/2014 08:59 Tue 15 Eunomia 1 255.3 S 6 0.23 0.3 12 32.8 21.2 TYC 7349-01352-1 9.8 9.4 1.53 13.7 0.33 S America, USA - Texas 1 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 2 3 3 1 69 n Altitude too low. Paul=NO
02/18/2014 01:23 Tue 505 Cava 1 115.0 - 8 0.07 0.15 1 111.6 91.2 TYC 1830-00007-1 10.8 10.6 2.16 7.1 0.41 USA - Florida 1 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 66 n Not enough land coverage. Paul
=NO
11/08/2013 23:45 Fri 675 Ludmilla 0 1 76.0 S 8 0.07 0.09 2 1 1 30.6 36.4 TYC 6263-00168-1 9.8 9.3 4.22 1.8 1.08 SE USA 1 1 3 2 2 2 3 1 2 2 3 2 64 n Link
02/12/2014 12:43 Wed 146 Lucina 1 132.2 Ch 19 0.06 0.12 6 138.0 94.1 HIP 82536 9.9 3.68 4.5 0.36 Canada, USA - Minnesota 1 2 3 3 1 3 1 1 2 2 3 1 62 n Double star? Too far north. Pa
ul=NO
10/30/2014 00:16 Thu 259 Aletheia 1 178.6 X 8 0.09 0.14 1 20.5 38.2 TYC 6852-03917-1 11.1 2.43 5.1 0.58 USA - Missouri 1 2 2 1 1 3 2 1 2 3 3 2 62 n Too much sunlight, low altitud
e, faint star, Paul=NO
11/10/2013 12:31 Sun 532 Herculina 0 1 222.4 S 9 0.10 0.23 19 1 1 1 139.0 52.5 TYC 0758-01311-1 10.2 10.2 0.89 88.2 0.17 Canada, N USA 3 3 2 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 61 n Paul: too far north Link
02/24/2014 05:46 Mon 35 Leukothea 1 103.1 C 32 0.06 0.11 1 130.5 33.3 HIP 9959 9.3 5.88 4.1 0.88 USA - Alaska 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 60 n Too far north, Paul=NO
10/16/2013 09:17 Wed 1021 Flammario 0 1 99.4 B 12 0.07 0.13 1 1 116.6 92.0 TYC 0753-02071-1 11.4 11.1 1.63 6.9 0.40 Mexico, SE USA 1 2 2 3 3 2 51 n Link
10/06/2013 06:16 Sun 11 Parthenope 0 1 153.3 Sk 14 0.12 0.18 7 1 96.2 1.7 2UCAC 38425933 11.6 11.2 1.10 7.6 0.49 E USA, E Canada 1 2 2 3 1 2 45 n
05/14/2014 03:54 Wed 360 Carlova 1 115.8 C 6 0.07 0.1 6 37.0 99.6 TYC 5662-00383-1 10.8 3.14 10.4 0.69 Africa, USA - Florida, Tex 1 2 2 0 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 37 n 6" double star, close bright m Link
as oon, Paul=NO
12/04/2014 05:15 Thu 393 Lampetia 1 96.9 Xc 39 0.06 0.14 3 45.0 94.2 TYC 0590-00008-1 11.2 11.0 1.74 10.2 0.30 USA - Oregon, Virginia 1 2 2 0 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 35
01/15/2014 02:32 Wed 17 Thetis 1 90.0 Sl 12 0.06 0.11 1 42.6 98.9 TYC 0665-01088-1 11.4 11.2 1.41 22.8 0.68 USA - S California 1 2 2 0 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 35
DATE_TIME DOW AST AST_NAME S R ASTER TAX ROT ANG_ MAX_ SES R D I Mdeg Mpct STAR_NAME VMAG RMAG dMAG DURs PATH LOCATION S P S M T L W E D R C R Q F COMMENTS LINK
A S _DIAM PER DIAM ANG_ A A O _ERR C A T O I O T L U S O I I
T V DIAM P M T I T A O M C H E R R S S N
_20 I A H R N E R V C T K
12/08/2013 05:34 Sun 776 Berbericia 0 1 151.2 Cgh 8 0.07 0.13 2 1 1 126.8 34.1 TYC 1886-01040-1 10.3 9.8 1.33 11.8 0.34 Canada, N USA 1 2 3 3 1 2 30 n Paul: too far north for time o Link
f year, 20" double star, Q=30
12/11/2013 01:08 Wed 52 Europa 0 1 302.5 C 6 0.16 0.24 6 1 1 1 40.0 65.7 TYC 6377-01586-1 11.5 11.3 1.20 13.6 0.27 Mexico, SE USA 3 3 2 0 3 2 28 n Link
10/26/2013 06:21 Sat 17 Thetis 0 1 90.0 Sl 12 0.06 0.11 1 1 1 39.8 56.4 TYC 1281-00890-1 11.3 11.0 1.22 12.7 0.56 USA, Canada 1 2 2 0 3 2 23 n Link
12/16/2013 09:00 Mon 365 Corduba 0 1 105.9 C 6 0.09 0.11 1 1 21.6 99.0 TYC 0120-00293-1 11.5 11.1 1.50 10.1 0.32 S USA, N Mexico 1 2 2 0 3 2 23 n Link
Version 02 contains Steve Preston's occultations that meet the following criteria:
- Date is later than Oct 05, 2013
- All asteroids either have a satellite or are resolvable or are USA lower-science events.
Three versions of the occultation table are provided:
- US-only (occult_us_v10.html)
- non-US (occult_non_us_v10.html)
- all (occult_v10.html)
Date-sorted versions of all three tables are also provided.
In addition, non-html versions of the raw data are provided for import into Excel (drop ".html" from the filenames).
Each table contains the following fields:
DATE_TIME
Date and time of the occultation in UNITY date format (MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM)
DOW:
Day Of the Week (first three letters, i.e. Sun, Mon, Tue...) in London (GMT).
Note that nights are split into Sun/Mon, Mon/Tue, etc...
AST:
Asteroid number
AST_NAME:
Asteroid name
SAT:
1 = Asteroid has a satellite
0 = no satellite
RSV:
1 = Asteroid is resolvable with AO
0 = Asteroid is not resolvable with AO
ASTER_DIAM:
From Horizons, the asteroid's diameter (units = KM)
SPECTYPE
From PDS, taxonomy from Bus/Binzel 2002 SMASSII survey.
ROTPER
From the IAU Minor Planet Center Lightcurve Database, the asteroid's rotational period (units = hours).
ANG_DIAM:
From Horizons, the asteroid's angular diameter (units = arcseconds)
SES:
The number of times we have observed this asteroid.
(note: some sessions may not be useful due to weather, other sessions may be part of RAP, Resolved Asteroid Program)
RAP:
The number of potential Resolved Asteroid Program sessions (note - some RAP sessions may not be useful).
DAMI:
"1" indicates the asteroid is on the DAMIT mass priority list.
IOTA:
"1" indicates the asteroid is on the IOTA modeling priority list.
Mdeg:
From Horizons, the target-observer-Moon angle (lunar elongation, units = degrees).
Mpct:
From Horizons, the Moon's illumination (phase, units = percent).
STAR_NAME:
Star Name.
VMAG:
Star visual magnitude verified in UCAC4 (Vmag, used for evaluation only if RMAG field is empty).
RMAG:
Star Red magnitude (rmag) from UCAC4 via VizieR site.
dMAG:
Drop in star magnitude due to the occultation.
DURs:
How long the occultation will last, approximately (units = seconds)
PATH_ERR:
Path/track error offset (units = track widths)
LOCATION:
Significant land masses where the occultation can be viewed
SCI:
Second crude attempt at a SwRI prioritization (this may still change later):
3 = RAP (even if the number of prior RAP sessions = 0)
2 = non-RAP but is Trojan or has satellite
1 = No trojan or satellite or RAP, and has been observed before (SES > 0)
0 = No trojan or satellite or RAP, and has not been observed before (SES = 0)
PATH:
A grading of the path quality based upon path-widths of error (PATH_ERR):
3 = PATH_ERR < 0.3
2 = 0.3 < PATH_ERR < 1.0
1 = PATH_ERR > 1.0
Note: A poor rating could mean that better astrometry is needed.
STAR:
Star quality approximation:
3 = Bright star (MAG < 10.5), good mag drop (dMAG > 0.5), normal star
2 = Either the MAG or dMAG is iffy (10.5 < MAG < 11.5, 0.5 < dMAG < 1.0)
1 = Both the MAG and dMAG are iffy (10.5 < MAG < 11.5, 0.5 < dMAG < 1.0)
0 = MAG is bad (>11.5), dMAG is bad (<0.5), or double star
(currently we don't down-weight other star issues)
MOON:
Moon quality approximation (note - some values may need adjustment):
3 = Star's lunar elongation > 50 degrees
2 = Elongation < 50 degrees, but dim Moon (Mpct < 50) or bright star (MAG < 10)
1 = Elongation < 50 degrees, but bright Moon (Mpct > 50) or dim star (MAG > 10)
0 = Elongation < 50 degrees, bright Moon (Mpct > 50) and dim star (MAG > 10)
SUN:
Subjective rating of dusk/dawn at the best observing location
3 = dark
2 = within 3 hrs of sunset or 1 hr of sunrise
1 = twilight conditions
0 = daylight, forget it
LOC:
Subjective rating of LOCATION:
3 = Visible from continental USA or Europe
2 = Visible from another location that is somewhat accessible
1 = Visible from a poor-access location
0 = forget about it, only the dolphins will view this one
WTHR:
Subjective rating of seasonal weather at the best observing site:
3 = No weather issues foreseen
2 = Iffy weather, perhaps a cold winter location or dusty in the summer
1 = Severe weather concerns, or concerns due to minimal locations (i.e. FLA-only)
ELEV:
Subjective rating of elevation at the best observing site:
3 = Greater than ~45 degrees
2 = Between ~15 and ~45 degrees
1 = Less than ~15 degrees
DUR:
Occultation duration:
3 = DURs > 20.0
2 = 1.0 < DURs < 20.0
1 = 0.5 < DURs < 1.0
0 = DURs < 0.5
RSRC:
Subjective rating of our ability to deploy sufficient resources (3=good, 1=poor)
COST:
Subjective rating of the relative cost of the observations (3=best, 1=expensive)
RISK:
Subjective rating of our odds of success (3=good, 0=no_way)
Q:
Sorting field, currently (LQ+PRI+SQ+MQ)*8, can be set by hand
FIN:
Finalist selections by SwRI, based on all known criteria (above).
y = yes, this is a good finalist candidate
? = maybe, this might be a finalist pending more analysis
n = no, this occultation won't work
COMMENTS:
Comments
LINK:
Hypertext link to the occultation event page on Steve Preston's website
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