Observed occultations of bright stars by asteroids
Date Star Star Asteroid Visibility
Year Mon dd mag Name No. Name region
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1975 Jan 24 3.7 kap Gem 433 Eros North America
1977 Mar 05 3.6 gam Cet 6 Hebe North America
1983 May 29 4.8 1 Vul 2 Pallas North America
1983 Sep 11 5.9 14 Psc 51 Nemausa North America
1991 Jan 13 1.9 gam Gem 381 Myrrha Japan, China
1999 Jan 17 5.7 SAO 119508 820 Adriana Japan
1999 Mar 04 4.4 ups Leo 748 Simeisa Japan
2002 Mar 25 5.2 rho 2 Cnc 1819 Laputa Europe
2002 Apr 21 5.2 26 Gem 701 Oriola North America
2002 Sep 17 5.5 ome 1 Tau 345 Tercidina Europe
2002 Oct 16 4.9 zet Ari 3171 Wangshouguan North America
2002 Nov 03 5.9 163 B Tau 431 Nephele North America
2002 Nov 10 5.2 pi Ari 828 Lindemannia North America
2003 Jun 24 3.6 bet Vir 124 Alkeste Australia, NZ
2003 Jul 19 5.7 HR 6769 Sgr 976 Benjamina AU, NZ, Argentina
2004 Sep 06 2.4 eta Oph 287 Nephthys Europe (daylight)
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Recently missed occultations of bright stars
Date Star Star Asteroid Visibility
Year Mon dd mag Name No. Name region
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1996 Sep 30 4.3 del 3 Tau 121 Hermione Asia, Europe
1998 Feb 14 1.9 bet Aur 1116 Catriona Africa
2001 Apr 03 5.6 HIP 58159 487 Venetia South America
2001 Jun 24 5.4 eps 2 Ara 1241 Dysona Africa, Australia
2001 Dec 01 5.5 xi Ari 2009 Voloshina Russia
2002 Apr 07 1.1 bet Gem 55 Pandora Japan
2002 Nov 05 3.6 bet Vir 962 Aslog Europe
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Links
Future occultations of bright stars
World results of observations by Jan Manek
European results by Eric Frappa
Summary of Tercidina occultation
Occultation section of New Zealand Astronomical Society
Denis Denissenko
(denis@hea.iki.rssi.ru)