P384.2 UCAC 2.0 Prediction
(as of: 2006 5 11)
The following prediction is the result obtained from the analysis of 60 strip scans obtained at the Lowell Observatory Astrograph by MIT observers in the summer of 2005 and Amanda Bosh (Lowell/BU) in the spring of 2006, compared with an offset to the light-time corrected, geocentric JPL Horizon's ephemeris (System DE413 - Pluto source file: PLU013; Earth center source file: DE405) determined by comparing the Pluto system barycenter to the measured barycenter from the strips. The offsets between the measured RA and Dec of P384.2 and its UCAC2 values are also given in the table.
| Reference star position: (UCAC2, at epoch of event) |
RA (J2000) | Dec (J2000) | R Mag |
| P384.2 | 17 41 12.0743 | –15 41 34.575 | 14.8 |
| Offsets
from Reference Position/Ephemeris |
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| Body | RA (arcsec) | Dec (arcsec) | Notes |
P384.2 |
+0.085± 0.011 | +0.139± 0.008 | From 60 strip scans and above reference |
| Pluto | –0.073 ± 0.008 | +0.018 ± 0.012 | From 44 strip scans and Plu013 |
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P384.2 UCAC 2.0 Prediction (as of: 2006 5 11) |
| Geocentric Mid-time (yyyy mm dd hh:mm:ss) | 2006 6 12 16:22:55 UT |
| Minimum Geocentric Separation (arcsec) | 0.170± 0.014 |
| Position Angle (deg) | 178.9 |
| Star Magnitude | 14.8 R |
| Prediction Version | P384.2-AST-1.1 |
Prediction Notes
Archive of all P384.2 occultation predictions based on alternate sources of data, including past predictions.
P384.2 Occultation Predictions for Individual Sites
| Site | East Longitude | Latitude | Distance (km) | Mid-time (UT) |
| Hobart | 147 26 24 | –42 48 18 | 865 | 16:21:24 |
| Mt. John | 170 27 54 | –43 59 12 | 413 | 16:20:28 |
| Mt. Stromlo | 149 00 30 | –35 19 12 | 1584 | 16:21:08 |
| Siding Spring | 149 03 42 | –31 16 24 | 1999 | 16:21:03 |
| Geocentric | ---------- | --------- | 3952 | 16:22:55 |
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Last updated by Michael J Person(mjperson@mit.edu) 2006-05-24 15:10