Occultation of C313.2

The following prediction is the result obtained from the analysis of 157 strip scans obtained at the Lowell Observatory Astrograph by MIT observers, compared with the unmodified light-time corrected, geocentric JPL Horizon's ephemeris (PLU013, DE-0412, DE405).

Reference star position: (UCAC2, in epoch of event)	RA (J2000)	Dec (J2000)	R Mag
C313.2	17 28 55.0174	-15 00 54.750	14.8
Offsets from Reference Position/Ephemeris
Body	RA (arcsec)	Dec (arcsec)
C313.2	0.0046 +/- 0.0041	0.024 +/- 0.005
Pluto System Barycenter	0 +/-	0 +/-
Charon Offset To Barycenter	0 +/-	0 +/-

	C313.2 UCAC2.0 Prediction (as of: 2005 6 10)
Geocentric Mid-time (yyyy mm dd hh:mm:ss)	2005 7 11 03:36:55 UT
Minimum Geocentric Separation (arcsec)	0.058 +/- 0.005
Position Angle (deg)	173.7
Geocentric Shadow Velocity (km s^-1)	20.79
Star Magnitude	14.8 R
Solar Angle (deg)	152
East Longitude (deg)	-79.0
Distance (AU)	30.06
Prediction Version	C313.2-U2.0-2.1

Prediction Notes

The separation between the center line and each of the limb lines is an estimated Charon radius of 590 km.
MIT Astrograph Observers: Elisabeth Adams, Tucker Jones, Kelly Kilts, Michael Person, Rosemary Pike, David Roe

Archive of all C313.2 occultation predictions based on alternate sources of data, including past predictions.

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Last updated by Elisabeth Adams (era@mit.edu) and Michael Person (mjperson@mit.edu) 2005-06-10 15:00

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