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Summary of 2016 - 2017 Asteroidal Occultations in North America
July through August 31, 2017 Brad Timerson
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Asteroidal Occultation Observations
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Asteroidal Occultations by Number of Chords
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Best Observed Events August 2016 through August 31, 2017
13 August Fortuna – 5 chords, graze, model 27 August Io – 4 chords, model 3 September Nemausa – 7 chords, model 5 October Eleonora – 4 chords, fit?, model 5 October Patientia – 24 chords !!, no model 18 October Feronia – 1 chord, double 13 November Gudrun – 5 chords, 2 models 29 January Armida – 7 chords 31 January Hersilia – 8 chords 2 March Turnera – 3 chords 5 March Henrietta – 4 chords 8 March Carolina – 5 chords 14 March Amalthea – 7 chords, new moon 10 April Luisa – 5 chords 11 April Artemis – 4 chords 10 May Happelia – 3 chords, model 23 August Burnhamia – 4 chords, new double star 24 August Ara – 2 chords, model 28 August Beagle – contact binary???
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Chord 3 duration well known, but absolute time in question.
13 August 2016 – 19 Fortuna Graze -> Chord 3 duration well known, but absolute time in question.
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27 August 2016 – 85 Io
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3 September 2016 – 51 Nemausa
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5 October 2016 – 354 Eleonora
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5 October 2016 – 451 Patientia 24 Positive observations!
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18 October 2016 – 72 Feronia
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13 November 2016 – 328 Gudrun
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13 November 2016 – 328 Gudrun Model supplied by Josef Durech via
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29 January 2017 – 514 Armida
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31 January 2017 – 206 Hersilia
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2 March 2017 – 1186 Turnera
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5 March 2017 – 225 Henrietta
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8 March 2017 – 235 Carolina
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14 March 2017 – 113 Amalthea Crucial Miss was chord 9
Crucial Miss at chord 10
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10 April 2017 – 599 Luisa
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11 April 2017 – 105 Artemis
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10 May 2017 – 578 Happelia
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23 August 2017 – 834 Burnhamia
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24 August 2017 – 849 Ara
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28 August 2017 – 656 Beagle
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