IOTA/ES - Call for Observations
International Occultation Timing Association / European Section e.V.
Stellar occultation by objects in solar system which should be on an observer’s high priority list.
Suspected satellite! Watch out for a blink! Link to IAU Circular announcing the binary system: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2004IAUC.8265….2B/abstract Last update: 2024 Mar 01, Occult Watcher Cloud: https://cloud.occultwatcher.net/event/1156-1089-140918-649224-U048657 Preliminary prediction by S. Preston…
Trans-Neptunian object! During dusk! José Luis Ortiz (IAA, CSIC) wrote on PLANOCCULT on Feb 20: The attached file is a map with our latest update. Note that being a member…
Supected binary asteroid! During dawn! Raphaël Lallemand (GAIAMOONS project) wrote on PLANOCCULT on Feb 20: Please observe the occultation even if you are located OUTSIDE THE PATH (Range of ~220…
Apollo asteroid! Very short max. duration of only 0.15 s. Target of the Destiny+ mission by JAXA and DLR! Last update: 2024 Jan 14, Occult Watcher Cloud: https://cloud.occultwatcher.net/event/1130-3200-850-649013-U000084 Preliminary prediction…
Short max. duation of only 0.81 seconds! Suspected binary asteroid! Last update: 2024 Jan 30, Occult Watcher Cloud (prediction now updated with JPL#46): https://cloud.occultwatcher.net/event/1125-33349-83038-650140-U029311 Path coordinates: Occultation of UCAC4 621-029311…
Challenging event for larger telescopes! Apparent distance Miranda – centre of Uranus: ~8 arcsec, Faint star! Distance of the Moon to occultation targets: 15 deg, Long max. duration of 51…
Apollo asteroid! Flyby target of JAXA’s Hayabusa2 extended mission! Very short duration and narrow path! Last update: 2023 Dec 16, Occult Watcher Cloud: https://cloud.occultwatcher.net/event/1107-98943-67575-650050-U016619 Preliminary prediction by S. Preston (IOTA):…
Apollo asteroid! Flyby target of JAXA’s Hayabusa2 extended mission! Very short duration and narrow path! Last update: 2023 Dec 16, Occult Watcher Cloud: https://cloud.occultwatcher.net/event/1107-98943-67633-650050-U016638 Preliminary prediction by S. Preston (IOTA):…
Apollo asteroid! Flyby target of JAXA’s Hayabusa2 extended mission! Very short duration and narrow path! Last update: 2023 Dec 16, Occult Watcher Cloud: https://cloud.occultwatcher.net/event/1100-98943-73169-650014-U018368 Preliminary prediction by S. Preston (IOTA):…
Measurements highy desired for the evaluation of the Betelgeuse occultation! Faint star! Last update: 2023 Dec 28, Occult Watcher Cloud: https://cloud.occultwatcher.net/event/1094-319-80490-648462-U013248 Prediction by the ERC Lucky Star project (2023 Oct…