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PLANETARY OCCULTATIONS:
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND - 1999

During 1999 there are about 100 minor planet occultation tracks which could pass over parts of Australia or New Zealand. For a summary of all predicted events click here.

The predicted tracks of a proportion of these events are especially favourably placed for observation from well populated parts of the region (e.g. southeastern Australia). These events have been targetted for "last-minute astrometry", in which an attempt is made to accurately update the original prediction only a few nights before the event.

The following table lists these specially targetted events. Complete predictions for all the events potentially visible from Australasia are available through the RASNZ Occultation Section's CA series of Circulars.


EXPLANATION OF THE TABLE
Update :
Click here for a recent update to the prediction.
Date and hour:
Universal Time (UT). UT is effectively equivalent to Greenwich Mean Time. In New Zealand, add 12 hours to UT to get NZ Standard Time, or add 13 hours to get NZ Daylight Time.
Minor Planet :
The number and name of the minor planet involved. Click for a prediction for the event.

Predictions typically take the form of an approximately 18k GIF file which contains tabular information about the minor planet and star, a world map showing the predicted track, and two star charts showing the star involved and the path of the minor planet several days prior to the event. For further information about interpreting the predictions click here.

Diam (km) :
The planet's expected diameter in kilometres.
Star Name :
Catalog name and number of the star being occulted. Catalog names are: HIP = Hipparcos; TYC = Tycho; PPM = Positions and Proper Motions; TAC = Twin Astrographic Catalog; GSC = Hubble Guide Star Catalog. Star positions in the Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogs are known to less than 30 millarcsecond accuracy. Hence HIP and TYC stars are likely to yield the most accurate predictions.
Star Mag :
Brightness of the star being occulted.
R.A./Dec :
Right Ascension and Declination of the star being occulted for Epoch J2000.
Del m :
The expected drop in magnitude (brightness) if the star is occulted. A drop in magnitude of about 0.6 is generally accepted as being at about the limit of human perception.
Max Durn :
Maximum expected duration (in seconds) of the occultation for a planet of the quoted diameter.
Pr :
The relative importance (Priority) of the event, and the likelihood "last-minute astrometry" will be obtained. Priorities have been assigned taking into account the size of the minor planet, star magnitude, Delta M, predicted region of visibility and population density therein, potential path error, and other factors. Priority 1 events have the greatest chance of being updated.
Region :
The expected region in which the occultation will be observed.
"A" = Australia; "NZ" = New Zealand; "PNG" = Papua New Guinea;
"s" = south; "n" = north; "e" = east; etc.

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               UT                  Diam Star           Star  R.A./Dec  Del Max
Update Date    h    Minor Planet   (km) Name            Mag  (2000.0)   m  Durn Pr  Region
------ ----   ----  -------------- ---- ----------     ----  --------  --- ---- --  ------

       Jul  5 16.0  804 Hispania    161 PPM 207919      8.6  23 44 42  3.7 19.2  1  NZ
                                                            -08 27 46 
       Jan  3 19.6    9	Metis	    183 TAC-05°07959   11.6  13 43 49  0.6  7.9  2  wA
                                                            -05°19 49
       Jan  6 17.6   77 Frigga       71 TYC 1404-00729 10.3  09 08 11  2.0  8.9  3  neA
                                                            +19 54 28
       Jan 12 18.5  129 Antigone    113	TYC 0760-01894  9.6  06 59 39  2.3  7.2  2  wA
                                                            +13 58 37
       Feb  4 16.5   78 Diana       116 TYC 6127-00653 10.5  13 50 33  2.2 10.1  1  neA+sNZ
                                                            -17 44 36
[YES]  Feb 21 19.0  324 Bamberga    228 GSC 7328-02443 12.1  15 47 37  1.9 15.0  2  wA
                                                            -31 35 52
       Feb 22  9.9  287 Nephthys     70 HIP 20397       9.4  04 22 01  3.6  4.2  1  seA
                                                            +12 30 33
[YES]  Mar 14 14.8  200 Dynamene    132 TAC+22°01969   10.3  07 49 59  2.7 38.5  3  wA
                                                            +22 49 41
[YES]  Mar 19 14.6  524 Fidelio      74	Tau Librae      3.6  15 38 39 11.4 16.5  1  NZ		
       *** Check out the special FIDELIO page ***           -29 46 40
                    
[YES]  Mar 26 10.6  444	Gyptis      161 TYC 0723-00457 10.5  05 51 07  2.9  7.9	 1  sA
                                                            +13 00 06
       Mar 27 17.8  535 Montague     77	TYC 6243-00139 10.1  17 34 24  4.2  7.1  3  nA
                                                            -20 06 11
       Apr  2 14.0  279 Thule       135	TYC 4960-00884 10.3  13 04 05  4.1  8.9  1  A+NZ
                                                            -04 00 38
[YES]  Apr  3 11.4  121 Hermione    217 PPM 158637     10.9  12 14 26  2.2 14.2  3  PNG
                                                            +08 47 07
       Apr  5 17.8  451 Patientia   230 GSC 6275-00852 12.3  18 33 41  1.5 20.0  1  sA+sNZ
                                                            -20 29 44
       Apr  8 11.3  176 Iduna       125 TAC -08°05603  11.6  12 05 17  2.6  7.4  1  A
                                                            -08 17 39
       Apr 17 16.9  567 Eleutheria   97	TAC -07°07652  10.7  14 24 40  2.5  8.6  1  sA+NZ
                                                            -07 50 26
[YES]  Apr 27  8.4  313 Chaldaea    101 TYC 1347-00524 11.0  07 26 07  2.3  3.6  1  eA+nNZ
                                                            +15 02 19
       Apr 28 18.8  276 Adelheid    127 TAC +00°07388  10.2  19 18 33  4.2  9.4  1  eA
                                                            +00 11 49
       May  2 12.5  559 Nanon        80	TYC 0318-00641  9.6  14 25 53  3.3  7.8  2  nA
                                                            +01 09 44
       May  4 20.4  503 Evelyn       80	TYC 6889-00396 10.5  19 36 50  4.2 18.6  2  A
                                                            -24 12 55
[YES]  May 19  7.6  45 Eugenia      214	SAO 95562       8.3  06 21 02  5.0  5.4  -  eA
                                                            +19 55 33
[YES]  May 19 16.3  503 Evelyn       80	TYC 6893-01543 10.7  19 37 29  3.8 23.0  2  seA
                                                            -24 37 34
[YES]  May 24 14.8   88 Thisbe      232	GSC 6146-00849 12.3  14 11 33  0.6 25.1  2  neA
                                                            -19 50 54
       May 25 11.2  451 Patientia   230 GSC 6858-01217 12.8  18 34 27  0.7 23.2  1  seA+NZ
                                                            -22 38 46
[YES]  May 27 16.5  160 Una          85 TYC 6872-00112 10.7  18 51 42  3.0 11.9  1  seA+NZ
                                                            -28 22 35
[YES]  Jun  5  9.7  508 Princetonia 147 TYC 6786-01029 10.5  15 54 10  2.4 11.7  2  nA
                                                            -27 45 52
       Jun 15 20.1  438 Zeuxo        64	TYC 7410-00557  9.2  19 05 49  3.9  7.5  2  seA
                                                            -31 44 18
       Jun 19 18.6 3451 Mentor       91 HIP 109563      8.6  22 11 39  6.5 29.3  1  seA
                                                            +06 11 36
[YES]  Jun 30  8.8  451 Patientia   230 GSC 6846-01093 10.7  18 06 21  1.7 16.0  1  Tas+sNZ
                                                            -25 01 48
[YES]  Jul  6 15.1  451 Patientia   230 GSC 6846-01083 12.1  18 00 54  0.9 16.7  1  NZ
                                                            -25 24 20
[YES]  Jul  8 15.0  276 Adelheid    127 TYC 0460-01012 11.4  18 51 01  2.4  9.3  3  nA
                                                            +06 42 22
[YES]  Jul 10 16.3  237 Coelestina   44 GSC 6851-05208 10.1  18 14 55  2.7  4.5  3  NZ
                                                            -27 27 02
[YES]  Jul 12  8.1  292 Ludovica     35 TYC 7854-01595  9.8  16 36 25  4.3  6.2  3  NZ+eA
                                                            -38 23 55
       Jul 12 14.0  402 Chloe        58 HIP 2836        9.9  00 35 58  4.3  5.4  3  NZ
                                                            -05 03 10
[YES]  Jul 13 13.4  237 Coelestina   44 TYC 6851-04314  9.8  18 12 25  3.1  4.7  3  NZ
                                                            -27 37 42
       Jul 15 16.5  346 Hermentaria 110 TYC 5836-00129 11.0  23 45 16  1.1 19.1  1  A
                                                            -12 44 09
[YES]  Jul 20 14.1  261 Prymno       53 TYC 6857-00875  9.9  18 31 33  2.9  5.9  3  A
                                                            -24 09 48
[YES]  Jul 30 11.2 1031 Arctica      78 HIP 99195       9.3  20 08 19  5.1  5.9  2  sA+nNZ
                                                            +05 53 02
[YES]  Aug 10  9.9  752 Sulamitis    66 HIP 107661      9.8  21 48 27  3.8  5.7  2  NZ+Tas
                                                            -21 40 09
[YES]  Aug 17 12.2  346 Hermentaria 110 TYC 6404-00155 10.3  23 43 16  1.1 13.5  2  NZ+eA
                                                            -15 46 44
[YES]  Aug 19 10.7  105 Artemis     123 TYC 0412-00708 10.4  17 15 36  2.1  8.8  1  A
                                                            +07 03 23
[YES]  Sep 06 20.6  194 Prokne      174 HIP 18028       8.2  03 51 10  3.7 14.0  3  nA
                                                            +00 56 01
       Sep  9 16.6  114 Kassandra   103 TAC +13°00523  11.6  03 16 05  1.9 24.8  1  A+NZ
                                                            +13 22 30
       Sep 24 11.7  105 Artemis     123 TYC 5083-01365 10.5  17 59 32  2.4  5.2  2  A
                                                            -00 41 15
       Oct  3 11.2  451 Patientia   230 GSC 6854-01201 12.5  18 02 47  1.4 11.6  1  seA
                                                            -28 29 36
[YES]  Oct  6 18.3  85 Io           178 TYC 0604-00379 10.3  00 42 36  0.7 17.5  3  A
                                                            +08 51 49
       Oct  7 18.3  186 Celuta       52 TYC 1781-00788  9.3  02 49 02  2.7  6.3  3  A
                                                            +23 28 37
[YES]  Oct 24 12.7  205 Martha       84 TYC 0576-00471  9.6  23 02 56  4.0 12.9  2  NZ
                                                            +02 13 23
[YES]  Oct 28 11.4   48 Doris       219 GSC 6286-01735 12.6  19 01 39  1.7  8.5  1  seA
                                                            -17 10 06
[YES]  Nov  2 12.0  194 Prokne      174 TYC 5303-00317  9.7  03 44 21  1.7 15.6  1  NZ
                                                            -09 05 40
[YES]  Dec  7 18.2  238 Hypatia     156 TAC +04°03607  11.3  05 56 01  1.3 13.8  3  A
                                                            +04 41 18
[YES]  Dec 26 17.9 1583 Antilochus  102 HIP 031285      7.5  06 33 41  8.1  6.2  1  PNG, nA
                                                            -07 12 12
[YES]  Dec 27 14.8  640 Brambilla    85 TAC +04°06250  10.7  07 59 03  3.6  6.6  3  seA
                                                            +04 39 09
[YES]  Dec 30 17.0  146 Lucina      137 GSC 0305-00676  9.0  13 12 31  5.4  6.4  3  eA
                                                            +07 01 12

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For an overview of all predicted 1999 events click one of the links below.
(Note! Each file is approximately 150k in size!).

Planetary Occultation Predictions 1999 - January to March
Planetary Occultation Predictions 1999 - March to May
Planetary Occultation Predictions 1999 - May to July
Planetary Occultation Predictions 1999 - July to September
Planetary Occultation Predictions 1999 - September to November
Planetary Occultation Predictions 1999 - November to December


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