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ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND

OCCULTATION SECTION

New! ON THIS SITE:

Seven predicted events for Ploto and other TNOs during 2009
(Updated - 2009 May 31)

New (2009) Lunar Reporting Process and Tools

OCCULT V4.0 Software
OccultWatcher Software

Lunar Occultation Predictions
for Australia & New Zealand:

Lunar Occultation Results:

RECENT MP OCCULTATION
SUCCESSES:
23 for year 2007...
47 for year 2008 ...
This year ...

  • Berbericia 2009 January 06
  • Carmen 2009 January 17
  • Penthesilia 2009 January 29
  • Egeria 2009 January 29
  • Gyptis 2009 February 06
  • Marion 2009 February 23
  • Zelinda 2009 March 16
  • Rhoda 2009 March 23
  • Hohensteina 2009 April 10
  • Tatjana 2009 April 28
  • Quaoar 2009 May 01 (18 stations)
  • Siri 2009 May 04
  • Virtus 2009 May 10
  • Isolda 2009 May 13
  • Happelia 2009 May 15
  • Virtus 2009 May 17
    New!
  • Vibila 2009 May 28
  • Nix 2009 June 05 (27 stations)
  • Bohemia 2009 June 05
  • Vanadis 2009 June 15
  • Andromache 2009 June 17
  • Klytaemnestra 2009 June 19
  • Euphrosyne 2009 June 26
  • Total of 21 so far for year 2009 ...

    Results from previous years

    CURRENT MINOR PLANET UPDATES:
    * (2152) Hannibal (Jun 29)
    * (187) Lamberta (Jun 29)
    * (36) Atalante (Jun 29)
    * (675) Ludmilla (Jun 29)
    * (604) Tekmessa (Jun 30)
    * (190) Ismene (Jun 30)
    * (1543) Bourgeois (Jul 01)
    * (1724) Vladimir (Jul 01)
    * (61) Danae (Jul 01)
    * (36) Atalante (Jul 01)
    * (107) Camilla (Jul 02)
    * (2835) Ryoma (Jul 03)
    * (469) Argentina (Jul 03)
    * (1040) Klumpkea (Jul 04)
    * (976) Benjamina (Jul 04)
    * (694) Ekard (Jul 05)
    * (694) Ekard (Jul 05)
    * (247) Eukrate (Jul 05)
    * (924) Toni (Jul 06)
    * (82) Alkmene (Jul 06)
    * (2434) Bateson (Jul 06)
    * (61) Danae (Jul 06)
    * (1502) Arenda (Jul 06)
    * (1540) Kevola (Jul 06)
    * (585) Bilkis (Jul 08)
    * (757) Portlandia (Jul 08)
    * (514) Armida (Jul 08)
    * (655) Briseis (Jul 09)
    * (924) Toni (Jul 11)
    * (31) Euphrosyne (Jul 13)
    * (1715) Salli (Jul 13)
    * (942) Romilda (Jul 13)
    * (467) Laura (Jul 14)
    * (407) Arachne (Jul 14)
    * (337) Devosa (Jul 15)
    * (2379) Heiskanen (Jul 16)
    * (289) Nenetta (Jul 16)
    * (846) Lipperta (Jul 16)
    * (389) Industria (Jul 16)
    * (1247) Memoria (Jul 17)
    * (1724) Vladimir (Jul 17)
    * (499) Venusia (Jul 17)
    * (337) Devosa (Jul 17)
    * (45) Eugenia (Jul 18)
    * (179) Klytaemnestra (Jul 18)
    * (707) Steina (Jul 19)
    * (12052) Aretaon (Jul 20)
    * (2259) Sofievka (Jul 20)
    * (179) Klytaemnestra (Jul 20)
    * (1459) Magnya (Jul 20)
    * (505) Cava (Jul 20)
    * (213) Lilaea (Jul 21)
    * (745) Mauritia (Jul 21)
    * (1008) La Paz (Jul 21)
    * (283) Emma (Jul 21)
    * (686) Gersuind (Jul 22)
    * (1028) Lydina (Jul 22)
    * (259) Aletheia (Jul 23)
    * (213) Lilaea (Jul 23)
    * (1008) La Paz (Jul 23)
    * (72) Feronia (Jul 23)
    * (372) Palma (Jul 24)
    * (407) Arachne (Jul 24)
    * (1358) Gaika (Jul 24)
    * (7) Iris (Jul 24)
    * (861) Aida (Jul 24)
    * (457) Alleghenia (Jul 24)
    * (386) Siegena (Jul 25)
    * (2846) Ylppo (Jul 26)
    * (103) Hera (Jul 28)
    * (207) Hedda (Jul 28)
    * (732) Tjilaki (Jul 28)
    * (1502) Arenda (Jul 28)
    * (24) Themis (Jul 29)
    * (2585) Irpedina (Jul 29)
    * (213) Lilaea (Jul 29)
    * (712) Boliviana (Jul 30)
    * (331) Etheridgea (Jul 31)
    * (289) Nenetta (Jul 31)
    * (694) Ekard (Jul 31)
    * (7) Iris (Jul 31)
    * (1681) Steinmetz (Jul 31)
    * (303) Josephina (Jul 31)
    * (4967) Glia (Jul 31)

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