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ASTROMETRIC UPDATE:
OCCULTATION BY (481) EMITA - 2003 AUG 10

[Edwin Goffin's Prediction + Finder Charts]


UPDATE: 2003 AUG 02, 20:57 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)

Emita Update Map 1


Emita Update Map 2


NOTE: This update replaces the previous update of July 11.

On 2003 Aug 10 UT, the 116 km diameter asteroid (481) Emita will occult an 8.3 mag star in the constellation Libra for observers along a path across Australia and northern New Zealand.

Note: The path is very favourably placed for parts of WA, ACT, southern NSW and the North Island of New Zealand. At least ten teams will be trying for this event from ACT.

In the case of an occultation, the combined light of the asteroid and the star will drop by 6.1 mag to 14.4 mag (the magnitude of the asteroid) for at most 7.7 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 AstDys, and the UCAC catalog for the star position.

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   -21 16 14    9 59  3    82    52     5  -21 52 43  -20 39 48  -21 52 43  -20 39 48
    111  0  0   -21 48  7    9 59 11    83    44     4  -22 24 30  -21 11 47  -22 24 30  -21 11 47
    112  0  0   -22 19 33    9 59 19    83    35     3  -22 55 50  -21 43 18  -22 55 50  -21 43 18
    113  0  0   -22 50 30    9 59 27    83    25     2  -23 26 42  -22 14 22  -23 26 42  -22 14 22

    114  0  0   -23 21  0    9 59 35    83    16     1  -23 57  5  -22 44 58  -23 57  5  -22 44 58
    115  0  0   -23 51  1    9 59 43    83     7    -1  -24 27  0  -23 15  4  -24 27  0  -23 15  4
    116  0  0   -24 20 32    9 59 51    82   359    -2  -24 56 25  -23 44 42  -24 56 25  -23 44 42
    117  0  0   -24 49 34    9 59 58    82   352    -3  -25 25 20  -24 13 50  -25 25 20  -24 13 50
    118  0  0   -25 18  6   10  0  6    81   346    -4  -25 53 45  -24 42 29  -25 53 45  -24 42 29

    119  0  0   -25 46  7   10  0 14    80   341    -5  -26 21 40  -25 10 36  -26 21 40  -25 10 36
    120  0  0   -26 13 38   10  0 21    79   337    -6  -26 49  4  -25 38 14  -26 49  4  -25 38 14
    121  0  0   -26 40 38   10  0 29    79   333    -7  -27 15 58  -26  5 20  -27 15 58  -26  5 20
    122  0  0   -27  7  6   10  0 36    78   329    -8  -27 42 20  -26 31 56  -27 42 20  -26 31 56
    123  0  0   -27 33  4   10  0 44    77   326    -9  -28  8 11  -26 58  0  -28  8 11  -26 58  0

    124  0  0   -27 58 30   10  0 51    76   324   -10  -28 33 30  -27 23 33  -28 33 30  -27 23 33
    125  0  0   -28 23 24   10  0 58    75   321   -11  -28 58 18  -27 48 34  -28 58 18  -27 48 34
    126  0  0   -28 47 47   10  1  5    74   319   -12  -29 22 34  -28 13  3  -29 22 34  -28 13  3
    127  0  0   -29 11 38   10  1 12    74   317   -13  -29 46 18  -28 37  1  -29 46 18  -28 37  1
    128  0  0   -29 34 58   10  1 19    73   316   -14  -30  9 31  -29  0 27  -30  9 31  -29  0 27

    129  0  0   -29 57 45   10  1 26    72   314   -14  -30 32 12  -29 23 21  -30 32 12  -29 23 21
    130  0  0   -30 20  1   10  1 33    71   312   -15  -30 54 21  -29 45 43  -30 54 21  -29 45 43
    131  0  0   -30 41 45   10  1 40    70   311   -16  -31 15 59  -30  7 33  -31 15 59  -30  7 33
    132  0  0   -31  2 57   10  1 46    69   310   -17  -31 37  4  -30 28 52  -31 37  4  -30 28 52
    133  0  0   -31 23 37   10  1 53    68   308   -18  -31 57 38  -30 49 38  -31 57 38  -30 49 38

    134  0  0   -31 43 46   10  1 59    67   307   -19  -32 17 41  -31  9 53  -32 17 41  -31  9 53
    135  0  0   -32  3 23   10  2  5    66   306   -20  -32 37 12  -31 29 37  -32 37 12  -31 29 37
    136  0  0   -32 22 29   10  2 12    65   305   -21  -32 56 11  -31 48 48  -32 56 11  -31 48 48
    137  0  0   -32 41  3   10  2 18    65   304   -22  -33 14 40  -32  7 28  -33 14 40  -32  7 28
    138  0  0   -32 59  6   10  2 24    64   303   -23  -33 32 37  -32 25 37  -33 32 37  -32 25 37

    139  0  0   -33 16 38   10  2 30    63   302   -24  -33 50  3  -32 43 15  -33 50  3  -32 43 15
    140  0  0   -33 33 39   10  2 36    62   301   -24  -34  6 58  -33  0 21  -34  6 58  -33  0 21
    141  0  0   -33 50  9   10  2 42    61   300   -25  -34 23 23  -33 16 57  -34 23 23  -33 16 57
    142  0  0   -34  6  8   10  2 48    60   299   -26  -34 39 17  -33 33  2  -34 39 17  -33 33  2
    143  0  0   -34 21 37   10  2 53    59   298   -27  -34 54 40  -33 48 36  -34 54 40  -33 48 36

    144  0  0   -34 36 35   10  2 59    58   297   -28  -35  9 33  -34  3 39  -35  9 33  -34  3 39
    145  0  0   -34 51  3   10  3  4    58   296   -29  -35 23 56  -34 18 12  -35 23 56  -34 18 12
    146  0  0   -35  5  1   10  3 10    57   296   -30  -35 37 49  -34 32 15  -35 37 49  -34 32 15
    147  0  0   -35 18 29   10  3 15    56   295   -30  -35 51 12  -34 45 48  -35 51 12  -34 45 48
    148  0  0   -35 31 27   10  3 20    55   294   -31  -36  4  6  -34 58 50  -36  4  6  -34 58 50

    149  0  0   -35 43 56   10  3 26    54   293   -32  -36 16 30  -35 11 23  -36 16 30  -35 11 23
    150  0  0   -35 55 55   10  3 31    53   292   -33  -36 28 25  -35 23 27  -36 28 25  -35 23 27
    151  0  0   -36  7 25   10  3 36    53   292   -34  -36 39 51  -35 35  1  -36 39 51  -35 35  1
    152  0  0   -36 18 26   10  3 41    52   291   -34  -36 50 48  -35 46  6  -36 50 48  -35 46  6
    153  0  0   -36 28 57   10  3 46    51   290   -35  -37  1 16  -35 56 41  -37  1 16  -35 56 41

    154  0  0   -36 39  0   10  3 50    50   289   -36  -37 11 15  -36  6 48  -37 11 15  -36  6 48
    155  0  0   -36 48 35   10  3 55    49   289   -37  -37 20 46  -36 16 26  -37 20 46  -36 16 26
    156  0  0   -36 57 40   10  4  0    48   288   -38  -37 29 48  -36 25 35  -37 29 48  -36 25 35
    157  0  0   -37  6 18   10  4  4    48   287   -38  -37 38 22  -36 34 15  -37 38 22  -36 34 15
    158  0  0   -37 14 27   10  4  9    47   286   -39  -37 46 29  -36 42 28  -37 46 29  -36 42 28

    159  0  0   -37 22  8   10  4 13    46   286   -40  -37 54  7  -36 50 12  -37 54  7  -36 50 12
    160  0  0   -37 29 21   10  4 18    45   285   -41  -38  1 17  -36 57 27  -38  1 17  -36 57 27
    161  0  0   -37 36  7   10  4 22    44   284   -41  -38  8  0  -37  4 15  -38  8  0  -37  4 15
    162  0  0   -37 42 24   10  4 26    44   284   -42  -38 14 15  -37 10 35  -38 14 15  -37 10 35
    163  0  0   -37 48 14   10  4 30    43   283   -43  -38 20  3  -37 16 27  -38 20  3  -37 16 27

    164  0  0   -37 53 37   10  4 34    42   282   -44  -38 25 24  -37 21 52  -38 25 24  -37 21 52
    165  0  0   -37 58 32   10  4 38    41   282   -44  -38 30 17  -37 26 49  -38 30 17  -37 26 49
    166  0  0   -38  3  0   10  4 42    40   281   -45  -38 34 43  -37 31 19  -38 34 43  -37 31 19
    167  0  0   -38  7  1   10  4 46    39   280   -46  -38 38 43  -37 35 21  -38 38 43  -37 35 21
    168  0  0   -38 10 34   10  4 50    39   279   -47  -38 42 15  -37 38 56  -38 42 15  -37 38 56

    169  0  0   -38 13 41   10  4 53    38   279   -47  -38 45 20  -37 42  3  -38 45 20  -37 42  3
    170  0  0   -38 16 20   10  4 57    37   278   -48  -38 47 59  -37 44 44  -38 47 59  -37 44 44
    171  0  0   -38 18 33   10  5  1    36   277   -49  -38 50 11  -37 46 57  -38 50 11  -37 46 57
    172  0  0   -38 20 19   10  5  4    36   277   -50  -38 51 56  -37 48 44  -38 51 56  -37 48 44
    173  0  0   -38 21 38   10  5  7    35   276   -50  -38 53 14  -37 50  4  -38 53 14  -37 50  4

    174  0  0   -38 22 30   10  5 11    34   275   -51  -38 54  7  -37 50 56  -38 54  7  -37 50 56
    175  0  0   -38 22 56   10  5 14    33   275   -52  -38 54 32  -37 51 22  -38 54 32  -37 51 22
    176  0  0   -38 22 55   10  5 17    32   274   -52  -38 54 31  -37 51 21  -38 54 31  -37 51 21
    177  0  0   -38 22 27   10  5 20    32   273   -53  -38 54  3  -37 50 53  -38 54  3  -37 50 53
    178  0  0   -38 21 33   10  5 23    31   273   -54  -38 53  9  -37 49 58  -38 53  9  -37 49 58

    179  0  0   -38 20 12   10  5 26    30   272   -55  -38 51 49  -37 48 36  -38 51 49  -37 48 36
    180  0  0   -38 18 24   10  5 29    29   271   -55  -38 50  2  -37 46 48  -38 50  2  -37 46 48

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