Occultation of P359.1

The following prediction is the result obtained from the measurement of 16 astrometric frames from the DuPont 100-inch telescope at Las Campanas Observatory, Chile, and 6 frames from the Hall 42-inch telescope at Lowell Observatory, AZ. These postitions are compared with the unmodified light-time corrected, geocentric JPL Horizon's ephemeris (PLU013 and DE-0406, LE-0406).

Measured Star Position

(Epoch of Event)

RA/DEC (J2000)

P359.1

17 45 58.0484 ± 0.0001

–15 50 15.6946 ± 0.0017

	P359.1 Prediction (as of: 2006 03 06)
Geocentric Mid-time (yyyy mm dd hh:mm:ss)	2006 3 13 03 59 37.6 UT
Minimum Geocentric Separation (arcsec)	1.125 +/- 0.040
Position Angle (deg)	-14.32
Prediction Version	P359.1-DPT-1.0

Prediction Notes

The separation between the center line and each of the limb lines is an estimated Pluto radius of 1150 km. (No occultation track lines indicates the occultation is not expected to be visible from the Earth.)

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Last updated by Michael Person (mjperson@mit.edu) 2006 03 06

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