Category: Jupiter Trojans – predicted by the ERC Lucky Star project

Predictions for Occultations by Jupiter Trojans with Data from Gaia EDR3.
The ERC project Lucky Star’s aim is to study the solar system beyond Neptune with stellar occultations. The project is led by Bruno Sicardy in collaboration with groups from Paris, Meudon, Granada and Rio.

2026 Oct 19 ~03:03 UT: (617) Menoetius occults UCAC4 636-028837 (14.5 mag)

Binary Jupiter Trojan! Target of NASA’s Lucy mission! Very faint star! Last update: 2026 Oct 12, Occult Watcher Cloud: https://cloud.occultwatcher.net/event/2117-617_1-311383-457488-U028837 Prediction of the Lucky Star project (2026 Jan 12): https://lesia.obspm.fr/lucky-star/occ.php?p=173665…