On Sunday Oct 29 at 0008 BST (i.e. 2308UT on Saturday) the 117km +/-1km main belt asteroid (508) Princetonia will occult a star in Cetus. The drop will be up to 1.0 mag for a maximum of 12seconds for an observer near the center of the path which crossed N Ireland, Central England and Wales, and the SE.
Details on OWC for star at 00:13:54.3 -9:52:24.2 (J2000)
https://cloud.occultwatcher.net/event/1030-508-3565-647388-U000298/Horizons;GaiaEDR3;1149804
The asteroid and star are of similar brightness, so the pairing could be imaged up to about 5 min before the appulse, when the two will merge to give a combined magnitude of 12.6. The asteroid+star are in a field of brighter stars suitable for star hopping.
Of the nine previous occultations by (508) [ Source: Occult 4 ] one was 4 chords, one with 2, and the remainder 1. So this is an opportunity to help refine the shape of (508) if circumstance allows. There is Full Moon nearby ! having emerge from a partial eclipse earlier in the evening.
Observations and recordings welcomed by the Asteroid and Remote Planet Section.
Best of luck and clear skies.
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This topic was modified 11 months, 2 weeks ago by Tim Haymes.