This page will be used to notify of Minor Planet (MP)
and brighter lunar events which are expected to be visble from the Wellington area.
For more details check the OccSec web site or for MP events run
Occult Watcher
or for lunar events run Occult.
Remember lunar events are good practise for your observing and reduction processes.
The doubles mentioned are also very valuable scientifically, so please have a go at those at least.
Asteroid events Jul-Aug near Wellington.
Date Time(UT) Event
Fri 6 Aug 12:50 (8609) Shuvalov occults TYC 6218-00326-1
Small 111 km rock with bright m7.8 star
Thurs 26 Aug 11:57 (617) Patroclus-Menoetius occults TYC 7892-00575-1
Binary pair withh wide uncertainty am M 12 star
but observation highly desired
(Several of these are in the east where I cannot observe which is why
I have not registered for all of them - jt)
Lunar Occultations predictions for Wellington involving bright stars
that you should be able to observe with a 6" telescope.
Occultation prediction for Wellington
E. Longitude 174 46 0.0, Latitude -41 17 0.0, Alt. 0m; Telescope dia 15cm; dMag 0.0
day Time P Star Sp Mag Mag % Elon Sun Moon CA PA VA AA
y m d h m s No D v r V ill Alt Alt Az o o o o
10 Aug 12 6 25 9 d 118722 K0 8.5 8.2 7+ 30 -10 20 288 80N 111 337 89
10 Aug 12 7 3 28 D 1623 A0 5.4 5.4 7+ 30 13 281 68S 143 10 120
R1623 = 69 Leonis
10 Aug 13 6 22 35 D 138592wK2 7.7 7.0 14+ 44 -9 33 294 85S 124 348 101
138592 is double: A-BC 7.9 10.6 142" 192.8
10 Aug 13 8 24 39 d 138633cF2 8.4 14+ 45 12 272 85S 123 353 100
138633 is double: AB 8.62 10.43 0.29" 17.2
138633 is a close double. Observations are highly desired
10 Aug 14 7 0 29 D 1872 K0 7.3 6.7 23+ 58 40 291 37S 168 34 146
10 Aug 15 9 45 9 D 2011 K2 6.3 5.6 35+ 72 23 267 63S 139 11 118
10 Aug 15 11 11 56 d 158354 K5 7.7 6.8 35+ 73 8 254 86S 116 345 95
10 Aug 17 6 24 41 d 2262 F5 7.5 7.2 55+ 96 -9 72 4 86N 98 274 84
10 Aug 17 10 21 38 d 183958 A0 7.7 7.6 57+ 98 40 273 23N 34 269 21
10 Aug 17 10 41 55 D 2283 B8 6.8 6.8v 57+ 98 36 269 73S 118 354 105
2283 = V0928 Sco, 6.74 to 6.76, V, Type ACV
10 Aug 18 6 43 29 D 184652wK4 7.1 6.2 66+ 108 71 30 86N 92 248 84
184652 is double: AB 7.1 12.5 26.0" 128.6
10 Aug 18 7 45 17 D 2417 A2 6.7 6.7 66+ 109 73 344 74S 112 305 104
R2417 = 18 Ophiuchi
10 Aug 18 9 24 14 m 184715cF6 7.7 7.4 66+ 109 61 294 9S 177 46 169
184715 is double: AB 8.2 8.3 0.20" 207.4
184715 is a close double. Observations are highly desired
10 Aug 18 10 51 46 d 2431cF5 8.1 67+ 110 45 275 87N 93 328 85
2431 is double: AB 8.35 9.46 0.43" 81.4
2431 is a close double. Observations are highly desired
10 Aug 19 10 23 15 D 2562cK1 7.0 6.4 76+ 121 59 294 69N 70 299 67
2562 is double: ** 7.9 7.9 0.10" 90.0**
2562 has been reported as non-instantaneous (OCc1511). Observations are highly desired
10 Aug 19 14 10 34 d 2584cK5 6.5 5.5s 77+ 123 18 254 84S 96 328 94
2584 is double: ** 7.6 7.6 0.050" 350.0**
2584 has been reported as non-instantaneous (OCc1517). Observations are highly desired
2584 = NSV 24050, 6.57 to 6.66, Hp
10 Aug 19 15 19 47 D 2589 B9 4.7 4.8 77+ 123 7 244 81S 99 326 97
R2589 = 4 Sagittarii
10 Aug 20 6 27 15 d 187078 K3 7.3 6.4 83+ 132 -9 52 74 88S 89 217 91
10 Aug 20 6 52 22 D 2709 F5 6.7 6.4 83+ 132 57 68 66S 111 241 113
10 Aug 20 10 15 20 d 187196SF7 8.0 7.7 84+ 133 67 319 50N 45 258 48
187196 is triple: AB 7.8 12.7 2.5" 76.2 : AC 7.8 12.6 14.9" 305.2
10 Aug 20 12 9 47 D 2725wK5 5.4 4.5s 84+ 133 49 283 31N 27 260 30
R2725 = 28 Sagittarii
2725 is double: AB 5.4 13.5 14.0" 220.0
2725 = NSV 24582, 5.47 to 5.51, Hp
10 Aug 20 14 24 9 D 2736wF2 6.3 6.1 85+ 134 24 261 65N 61 294 64
R2736 = 30 Sagittarii
2736 is double: AB 6.6 13.0 18.0" 252.7
10 Aug 20 15 15 48 d 2739 A3 6.6 6.5 85+ 135 15 254 29N 25 256 28
R2739 = 31 Sagittarii
10 Aug 23 11 49 39 d 3103 K0 7.6 7.0 99+ 166 61 350 87N 84 272 100
10 Aug 26 13 43 58 r 3452cK0 6.7 6.1 97- 159 46 355 46N 277 101 300
3452 is double: ** 7.6 7.6 0.10" 90.0**
3452 has been reported as non-instantaneous (OCc 222). Observations are highly desired
10 Aug 27 18 28 6 r 31cG8 6.3 92- 146 -5 14 294 78N 249 113 273
R31 = 36 Piscium
31 is double: AB 6.32 9.92 0.50" 218.2
31 is a close double. Observations are highly desired
10 Aug 29 17 42 12 R 266cB9 5.9 5.9 78- 125 25 327 60S 215 61 237
R266 = 4 Arietis
266 is double: ** 6.5 6.5 0.050" 350.0**
266 has been reported as non-instantaneous (OCc1168). Observations are highly desired
10 Aug 29 17 56 30 r 267 G2 7.4 7.0 78- 124 -11 24 324 72S 227 75 249
10 Aug 30 12 36 28 r 370cA9 6.1 6.0v 71- 115 10 52 73S 232 13 251
R370 = 26 Arietis (UU)
370 is double: AB 6.9 6.9 0.10" 90.0
370 is a close double. Observations are highly desired
370 = UU Ari, 6.10 to 6.15, V, Type DSCTC, Period 0.0676 days
10 Aug 30 17 18 49 r 387cG5 6.9 6.4S 70- 113 27 346 63S 223 55 242
387 is double: ** 7.7 7.7 0.10" 90.0**
387 has been reported as non-instantaneous (OCc1190). Observations are highly desired
387 = NSV 15555, 6.91, , Type VAR:
10 Aug 31 18 22 0 r 513cK0 7.3 6.7 60- 101 -5 23 343 75N 271 105 286
513 is double: ** 8.7 8.7 0.10" 90.0**
513 has been reported as non-instantaneous (OCc1204). Observations are highly desired