Transcript Four Bright Asteroidal Occultations within the Month

Four Bright Asteroidal
Occultations, end of August and
early September 2016
David Dunham
IOTA Meeting, Stillwater, Oklahoma
2016 July 30
With thanks to Richard Wilds and Tony George
for their article about the first two of these in the
Sept. issue of Sky and Telescope
2016 August 1 Rank 100 Occ’n of 13.6-mag. Star in Pisces
This is not one of the four, it’s sooner & will occur here
in Stillwater, OK; I want to observe it with Art
2016 August 15 Rank 73 Occ’n of 10.8-mag. Star in Sagittarius
This is not one of the four, it’s sooner & possibly will occur here
in Stillwater, OK. A past occultation showed that Niobe may have
a large satellite, so observers across most of the USA should try it.
2016 August 15 Rank 73 Occ’n of 10.8-mag. Star in Sagittarius
This is also not one of the four, it’s sooner & possibly will occur here
in Stillwater, OK. A past occultation showed that Niobe may have
a large satellite, so observers across most of the USA should try it.
2016 August 26/27 Rank 100 Occ’n of 7.5-mag. K0 SAO 126327
A good event
for adding more
stations using
paver
mounts
We plan to visit Joan’s
brother in Columbia, MO
We’ll drive there from MD
2016 September 3 Rank 99 Occ’n of 7.6-mag. G0 SAO 110154
Driving farther west,
we may visit Joan’s
sister near Boulder,
CO. Since this is
Labor Day
weekend, we
didn’t want to
depend on
air travel to
chase clear
skies.
2016 September 7/8 Rank 90 Occ’n of 6.9-mag. K0 ZC 2538 = SAO 185591
This is the last event we’ll try during
our long road trip. Like the Aug. 27th
event, this is good for more stations
using paver mounts. M (metallic)
class asteroid that may have
an unusual shape.
2016 September 12 Rank 92 Occ’n of 6.9-mag. sp. K0 ZC 1200 =
SAO 79847