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OCCULTATION OF UCAC2 33861825 BY 117 Lomia
2011 May 26


Two positve chords were recorded for this event.

View the updated prediction.

Observers:
  1(M) C Wyatt,Walcha, NSW, Australia
  2    D Gault,Hawkesbury Heights,NSW,AU
  3    H Pavlov,St Clair, NSW, Australia
  4(P) Prediction, 16 April

    

Lomia occultation - 2011 May 26

Discussion:

The circle above is plotted at the expected 184 km diameter of Lomia. With two chords we can be confident of the path of Lomia and that it was south of the predicted line.

The figure below shows the Tangra light curves of Dave's observation of the occultation.

Lomia occultation - 2011 May 26

The figure below shows the Tangra light curves of Hristo's observation of the occultation.

Lomia occultation - 2011 May 26

Observational Data:

Observation details for MP (117) Lomia
By Star              UCAC2 33861825
On 2011-05-26  at 18:54:00.0

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Observer   Chris Wyatt
Location   Walcha, NSW, Australia
Longitude  +151:50
Latitude   -31:01
Altitude   1227 m
Datum      WGS84
Telescope Dobsonian
Aperture   25 cm
Seeing     Steady Clear
Camera Type
Camera Delay
Timing     Tape Recorder + time signal Visual, no PE applied

Missed

Comments: Another miss, asteroid was faintly visible
but not at the time of the predicted occultation.

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Observer   Dave Gault
Location   Hawkesbury Heights,NSW,AU
Longitude  +150:38
Latitude   -33:39
Altitude   286 m
Datum      WGS84
Telescope Newtonian
Aperture   25 cm
Seeing     Steady Clear
Camera Type
Camera Delay
Timing     GPS - time inserted Video with frame analysis
Disappearance  18:54:03.40
Reappearance   18:54:07.24
Comments: light curve plot and .csv file included with this report.

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Observer   Hristo Pavlov
Location   St Clair, NSW, Australia
Longitude  +150:46
Latitude   -33:48
Altitude   68 m
Datum      WGS84
Telescope SCT including Cass and Mak
Aperture   20 cm
Seeing     Steady Clear
Camera Type  WAT120N        NTSC/EIA
Camera Delay 0.141666666666667
Timing     GPS - time inserted Video with frame analysis
Disappearance  18:54:03.29
Reappearance   18:54:07.57
Comments:   http://www.hristopavlov.net/Observations/Positives/2011-05-27%20Lomia/Event.html
Report prepopulated by IOTA Reporting Add-in for OW ver.1.5


    

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