IOTA/IOTA-ES occultation update for (156) Xanthippe / TYC 0234-00144-1 event on 2007 Nov 02, 07:02 UT Visible from Florida Summary ------- On 2007 Nov 02 UT, the 121 km diameter asteroid (156) Xanthippe will occult a 11.8 mag star in the constellation Cancer for observers along a path across Florida. In the case of an occultation, the combined light of the asteroid and the star will drop by 2.3 mag to 14.0 mag (the magnitude of the asteroid) for at most 5.1 seconds. This update is based on UNSO/Flagstaff astrometry for the asteroid kindly provided by Alice Monet, historical astrometry from the MPC files (via AstDys), and the following catalogs for the star position: UCAC. The event at a glimpse ---------------------- * Rank: 95 * date and approx. time of event: 2007 Nov 02, 06:57 - 2007 Nov 02, 07:06 UT * magnitude of target star: 11.8 * magnitude drop [mag]: 2.3 * estimated maximum duration [s]: 5.1 * Moon: 46 % sunlit, 13° distance * Sun: 79° distance * rough path description: Florida The occultation path -------------------- * approximate projected width [km]: 121 * 1 sigma uncertainty interval [path widths]: +/- 0.44 * 1 sigma uncertainty interval [seconds]: +/- 2.5 * 1 sigma uncertainty interval approx RA,DE ["]: (+/- .031 +/- .026) * 1 sigma uncertainty ellipse (major, minor, PA): ( .031", .026", 95° ) * approx speed of asteroid's shadow [km/s]: 23.8966 * website for maps: http://lunar-occultations.com/iota/asteroids/astrndx.htm http://www.asteroidoccultation.com Path Coordinates: Occultation of TYC 0234-00144-1 by 156 Xanthippe on 2007 Nov 02 Centre Star Star Sun Path Limits Error Limits E. Longitude Latitude U.T. Alt Az Alt Limit 1 Limit 2 Limit 3 Limit 4 o ' " o ' " h m s o o o o ' " o ' " o ' " o ' " Latitude Latitude Latitude Latitude - 98 0 0 27 31 46 6 57 35 1 83 -74 26 58 43 28 4 49 26 29 36 28 33 53 - 97 0 0 27 38 27 6 57 36 1 83 -73 27 5 26 28 11 28 26 36 21 28 40 30 - 96 0 0 27 44 40 6 57 36 2 84 -72 27 11 40 28 17 38 26 42 38 28 46 39 - 95 0 0 27 50 24 6 57 36 3 84 -72 27 17 26 28 23 21 26 48 25 28 52 20 - 94 0 0 27 55 39 6 57 36 4 84 -71 27 22 44 28 28 34 26 53 44 28 57 32 - 93 0 0 28 0 26 6 57 37 5 85 -70 27 27 32 28 33 20 26 58 34 29 2 16 - 92 0 0 28 4 45 6 57 37 6 85 -70 27 31 52 28 37 37 27 2 55 29 6 32 - 91 0 0 28 8 35 6 57 37 7 86 -69 27 35 44 28 41 26 27 6 48 29 10 20 - 90 0 0 28 11 57 6 57 38 8 86 -68 27 39 7 28 44 47 27 10 12 29 13 40 - 89 0 0 28 14 51 6 57 38 9 87 -67 27 42 1 28 47 39 27 13 7 29 16 31 - 88 0 0 28 17 16 6 57 39 9 87 -67 27 44 27 28 50 3 27 15 33 29 18 55 - 87 0 0 28 19 12 6 57 40 10 88 -66 27 46 24 28 51 59 27 17 31 29 20 50 - 86 0 0 28 20 40 6 57 41 11 88 -65 27 47 53 28 53 27 27 19 0 29 22 17 - 85 0 0 28 21 40 6 57 41 12 89 -64 27 48 53 28 54 27 27 20 1 29 23 16 - 84 0 0 28 22 11 6 57 42 13 89 -63 27 49 24 28 54 58 27 20 32 29 23 47 - 83 0 0 28 22 14 6 57 43 14 90 -63 27 49 27 28 55 1 27 20 35 29 23 50 - 82 0 0 28 21 49 6 57 44 15 90 -62 27 49 1 28 54 35 27 20 9 29 23 25 - 81 0 0 28 20 55 6 57 45 16 91 -61 27 48 7 28 53 41 27 19 15 29 22 32 - 80 0 0 28 19 32 6 57 47 17 91 -60 27 46 44 28 52 19 27 17 51 29 21 10 - 79 0 0 28 17 41 6 57 48 17 92 -59 27 44 52 28 50 29 27 15 59 29 19 20 - 78 0 0 28 15 21 6 57 49 18 92 -59 27 42 32 28 48 10 27 13 38 29 17 2 - 77 0 0 28 12 33 6 57 50 19 92 -58 27 39 42 28 45 22 27 10 48 29 14 15 - 76 0 0 28 9 16 6 57 52 20 93 -57 27 36 24 28 42 6 27 7 28 29 11 0 - 75 0 0 28 5 30 6 57 53 21 93 -56 27 32 37 28 38 22 27 3 40 29 7 17 - 74 0 0 28 1 15 6 57 55 22 94 -55 27 28 21 28 34 9 26 59 23 29 3 5 - 73 0 0 27 56 32 6 57 56 23 94 -54 27 23 36 28 29 27 26 54 36 28 58 24 - 72 0 0 27 51 20 6 57 58 24 95 -54 27 18 22 28 24 16 26 49 21 28 53 15 - 71 0 0 27 45 38 6 58 0 25 95 -53 27 12 39 28 18 37 26 43 36 28 47 37 - 70 0 0 27 39 28 6 58 1 25 96 -52 27 6 26 28 12 28 26 37 21 28 41 31 - 69 0 0 27 32 48 6 58 3 26 96 -51 26 59 44 28 5 51 26 30 38 28 34 55 - 68 0 0 27 25 39 6 58 5 27 97 -50 26 52 33 27 58 45 26 23 24 28 27 51 - 67 0 0 27 18 1 6 58 7 28 97 -49 26 44 53 27 51 9 26 15 42 28 20 18 - 66 0 0 27 9 54 6 58 9 29 98 -48 26 36 42 27 43 4 26 7 29 28 12 15 - 65 0 0 27 1 17 6 58 11 30 98 -48 26 28 3 27 34 30 25 58 47 28 3 44 - 64 0 0 26 52 11 6 58 13 31 98 -47 26 18 53 27 25 27 25 49 35 27 54 43 - 63 0 0 26 42 34 6 58 16 32 99 -46 26 9 14 27 15 54 25 39 53 27 45 13 - 62 0 0 26 32 29 6 58 18 33 99 -45 25 59 5 27 5 51 25 29 41 27 35 13 - 61 0 0 26 21 53 6 58 20 34 100 -44 25 48 26 26 55 19 25 18 59 27 24 44 - 60 0 0 26 10 47 6 58 23 35 100 -43 25 37 17 26 44 17 25 7 46 27 13 45 - 59 0 0 25 59 12 6 58 25 36 101 -42 25 25 37 26 32 45 24 56 4 27 2 17 - 58 0 0 25 47 6 6 58 28 36 101 -41 25 13 28 26 20 44 24 43 51 26 50 18 - 57 0 0 25 34 30 6 58 30 37 101 -40 25 0 48 26 8 12 24 31 7 26 37 50 - 56 0 0 25 21 24 6 58 33 38 102 -40 24 47 38 25 55 10 24 17 54 26 24 52 - 55 0 0 25 7 48 6 58 36 39 102 -39 24 33 57 25 41 38 24 4 9 26 11 23 - 54 0 0 24 53 41 6 58 39 40 103 -38 24 19 46 25 27 35 23 49 54 25 57 25 - 53 0 0 24 39 4 6 58 41 41 103 -37 24 5 4 25 13 2 23 35 8 25 42 56 - 52 0 0 24 23 56 6 58 44 42 103 -36 23 49 51 24 57 59 23 19 51 25 27 56 - 51 0 0 24 8 17 6 58 47 43 104 -35 23 34 8 24 42 25 23 4 4 25 12 27 - 50 0 0 23 52 8 6 58 51 44 104 -34 23 17 54 24 26 21 22 47 45 24 56 27 - 49 0 0 23 35 28 6 58 54 45 105 -33 23 1 9 24 9 46 22 30 56 24 39 56 - 48 0 0 23 18 17 6 58 57 46 105 -32 22 43 53 23 52 40 22 13 36 24 22 55 - 47 0 0 23 0 35 6 59 0 47 105 -31 22 26 6 23 35 4 21 55 44 24 5 23 - 46 0 0 22 42 23 6 59 4 48 106 -30 22 7 48 23 16 56 21 37 22 23 47 20 - 45 0 0 22 23 39 6 59 7 49 106 -29 21 48 59 22 58 18 21 18 28 23 28 47 - 44 0 0 22 4 25 6 59 11 50 106 -28 21 29 39 22 39 9 20 59 3 23 9 43 - 43 0 0 21 44 40 6 59 14 51 107 -27 21 9 49 22 19 30 20 39 7 22 50 8 - 42 0 0 21 24 24 6 59 18 52 107 -26 20 49 27 21 59 19 20 18 41 22 30 2 - 41 0 0 21 3 37 6 59 22 53 107 -25 20 28 34 21 38 38 19 57 43 22 9 26 - 40 0 0 20 42 19 6 59 25 54 107 -24 20 7 11 21 17 26 19 36 14 21 48 19 - 39 0 0 20 20 30 6 59 29 55 108 -23 19 45 16 20 55 43 19 14 15 21 26 42 - 38 0 0 19 58 11 6 59 33 56 108 -22 19 22 51 20 33 30 18 51 44 21 4 34 - 37 0 0 19 35 21 6 59 37 57 108 -21 18 59 55 20 10 46 18 28 43 20 41 55 - 36 0 0 19 12 1 6 59 41 58 108 -20 18 36 29 19 47 32 18 5 12 20 18 46 - 35 0 0 18 48 11 6 59 45 59 109 -19 18 12 33 19 23 48 17 41 10 19 55 7 - 34 0 0 18 23 50 6 59 50 60 109 -18 17 48 6 18 59 33 17 16 38 19 30 58 - 33 0 0 17 59 0 6 59 54 61 109 -17 17 23 10 18 34 49 16 51 36 19 6 19 - 32 0 0 17 33 39 6 59 58 62 109 -16 16 57 43 18 9 34 16 26 5 18 41 10 - 31 0 0 17 7 50 7 0 3 63 109 -15 16 31 48 17 43 51 16 0 4 18 15 32 - 30 0 0 16 41 31 7 0 7 64 109 -14 16 5 23 17 17 38 15 33 33 17 49 24 - 29 0 0 16 14 43 7 0 12 65 110 -13 15 38 29 16 50 56 15 6 34 17 22 48 - 28 0 0 15 47 27 7 0 16 66 110 -12 15 11 6 16 23 46 14 39 6 16 55 42 - 27 0 0 15 19 42 7 0 21 68 110 -11 14 43 16 15 56 7 14 11 10 16 28 9 - 26 0 0 14 51 29 7 0 25 69 110 -10 14 14 57 15 28 0 13 42 47 16 0 8 - 25 0 0 14 22 49 7 0 30 70 110 -9 13 46 11 14 59 26 13 13 55 15 31 39 - 24 0 0 13 53 42 7 0 35 71 110 -8 13 16 58 14 30 25 12 44 38 15 2 43 - 23 0 0 13 24 9 7 0 40 72 109 -7 12 47 19 14 0 57 12 14 53 14 33 20 - 22 0 0 12 54 9 7 0 45 73 109 -6 12 17 14 13 31 3 11 44 43 14 3 31 - 21 0 0 12 23 44 7 0 50 74 109 -5 11 46 43 13 0 44 11 14 8 13 33 17 - 20 0 0 11 52 55 7 0 55 75 108 -4 11 15 48 12 30 0 10 43 8 13 2 37 - 19 0 0 11 21 40 7 1 0 76 108 -3 10 44 29 11 58 51 10 11 43 12 31 33 - 18 0 0 10 50 3 7 1 5 77 107 -1 10 12 46 11 27 19 9 39 56 12 0 5 - 17 0 0 10 18 2 7 1 10 79 106 0 9 40 40 10 55 23 9 7 46 11 28 14 - 16 0 0 9 45 40 7 1 16 80 105 1 9 8 13 10 23 6 8 35 14 10 56 1 - 15 0 0 9 12 56 7 1 21 81 104 2 8 35 24 9 50 26 8 2 21 10 23 26 - 14 0 0 8 39 51 7 1 26 82 102 3 8 2 14 9 17 26 7 29 8 9 50 30 - 13 0 0 8 6 27 7 1 31 83 100 4 7 28 46 8 44 6 6 55 35 9 17 14 - 12 0 0 7 32 43 7 1 37 84 96 5 6 54 58 8 10 27 6 21 44 8 43 39 - 11 0 0 6 58 42 7 1 42 85 91 6 6 20 53 7 36 30 5 47 35 8 9 45 - 10 0 0 6 24 24 7 1 48 86 83 8 5 46 31 7 2 16 5 13 9 7 35 34 - 9 0 0 5 49 50 7 1 53 87 69 9 5 11 53 6 27 45 4 38 28 7 1 7 - 8 0 0 5 15 0 7 1 58 88 48 10 4 37 0 5 52 59 4 3 32 6 26 24 - 7 0 0 4 39 57 7 2 4 88 19 11 4 1 53 5 17 59 3 28 23 5 51 27 - 6 0 0 4 4 40 7 2 9 87 355 12 3 26 34 4 42 46 2 53 1 5 16 16 - 5 0 0 3 29 12 7 2 15 86 339 13 2 51 3 4 7 20 2 17 27 4 40 53 - 4 0 0 2 53 33 7 2 20 85 330 14 2 15 21 3 31 44 1 41 44 4 5 19 - 3 0 0 2 17 45 7 2 26 84 324 16 1 39 31 2 55 57 1 5 51 3 29 34 - 2 0 0 1 41 47 7 2 31 83 320 17 1 3 31 2 20 2 0 29 50 2 53 41 - 1 0 0 1 5 43 7 2 37 82 317 18 0 27 25 1 43 59 - 0 6 18 2 17 39 0 0 0 0 29 32 7 2 42 81 315 19 - 0 8 47 1 7 50 - 0 42 31 1 41 32 1 0 0 - 0 6 44 7 2 48 80 313 20 - 0 45 4 0 31 36 - 1 18 49 1 5 18 2 0 0 - 0 43 3 7 2 53 79 312 21 - 1 21 24 - 0 4 43 - 1 55 10 0 29 0 3 0 0 - 1 19 25 7 2 59 78 311 22 - 1 57 47 - 0 41 4 - 2 31 34 - 0 7 20 4 0 0 - 1 55 48 7 3 4 76 310 24 - 2 34 10 - 1 17 27 - 3 7 58 - 0 43 43 5 0 0 - 2 32 12 7 3 9 75 309 25 - 3 10 34 - 1 53 50 - 3 44 21 - 1 20 6 6 0 0 - 3 8 34 7 3 15 74 309 26 - 3 46 56 - 2 30 13 - 4 20 43 - 1 56 29 7 0 0 - 3 44 54 7 3 20 73 308 27 - 4 23 16 - 3 6 33 - 4 57 2 - 2 32 50 8 0 0 - 4 21 11 7 3 25 72 307 28 - 4 59 31 - 3 42 51 - 5 33 17 - 3 9 8 9 0 0 - 4 57 22 7 3 30 70 307 29 - 5 35 42 - 4 19 4 - 6 9 27 - 3 45 21 10 0 0 - 5 33 28 7 3 36 69 306 30 - 6 11 47 - 4 55 11 - 6 45 31 - 4 21 29 11 0 0 - 6 9 27 7 3 41 68 306 32 - 6 47 44 - 5 31 11 - 7 21 26 - 4 57 31 12 0 0 - 6 45 18 7 3 46 67 306 33 - 7 23 33 - 6 7 3 - 7 57 14 - 5 33 25 13 0 0 - 7 20 59 7 3 51 66 305 34 - 7 59 12 - 6 42 47 - 8 32 51 - 6 9 10 14 0 0 - 7 56 30 7 3 56 65 305 35 - 8 34 40 - 7 18 20 - 9 8 17 - 6 44 45 15 0 0 - 8 31 49 7 4 1 63 305 36 - 9 9 57 - 7 53 41 - 9 43 32 - 7 20 9 16 0 0 - 9 6 55 7 4 5 62 304 37 - 9 45 1 - 8 28 51 -10 18 33 - 7 55 21 17 0 0 - 9 41 48 7 4 10 61 304 38 -10 19 50 - 9 3 47 -10 53 20 - 8 30 20 18 0 0 -10 16 26 7 4 15 60 304 39 -10 54 25 - 9 38 28 -11 27 52 - 9 5 4 19 0 0 -10 50 48 7 4 20 59 303 40 -11 28 44 -10 12 54 -12 2 7 - 9 39 33 20 0 0 -11 24 54 7 4 24 58 303 41 -12 2 46 -10 47 3 -12 36 6 -10 13 45 21 0 0 -11 58 42 7 4 29 57 303 43 -12 36 30 -11 20 55 -13 9 47 -10 47 41 22 0 0 -12 32 12 7 4 33 55 302 44 -13 9 56 -11 54 29 -13 43 9 -11 21 18 23 0 0 -13 5 22 7 4 37 54 302 45 -13 43 2 -12 27 44 -14 16 11 -11 54 37 24 0 0 -13 38 13 7 4 42 53 302 46 -14 15 48 -13 0 38 -14 48 53 -12 27 35 25 0 0 -14 10 42 7 4 46 52 301 47 -14 48 12 -13 33 12 -15 21 14 -13 0 13 26 0 0 -14 42 50 7 4 50 51 301 48 -15 20 15 -14 5 25 -15 53 12 -13 32 30 27 0 0 -15 14 35 7 4 54 50 301 49 -15 51 55 -14 37 15 -16 24 48 -14 4 24 28 0 0 -15 45 57 7 4 58 49 300 50 -16 23 13 -15 8 42 -16 56 1 -14 35 56 29 0 0 -16 16 56 7 5 2 48 300 51 -16 54 6 -15 39 46 -17 26 50 -15 7 4 30 0 0 -16 47 30 7 5 5 46 300 52 -17 24 35 -16 10 26 -17 57 14 -15 37 49 31 0 0 -17 17 39 7 5 9 45 299 53 -17 54 39 -16 40 40 -18 27 13 -16 8 8 32 0 0 -17 47 23 7 5 13 44 299 54 -18 24 17 -17 10 30 -18 56 46 -16 38 3 33 0 0 -18 16 41 7 5 16 43 299 55 -18 53 30 -17 39 54 -19 25 54 -17 7 31 34 0 0 -18 45 33 7 5 19 42 298 56 -19 22 16 -18 8 51 -19 54 35 -17 36 34 35 0 0 -19 13 58 7 5 23 41 298 57 -19 50 35 -18 37 22 -20 22 49 -18 5 9 36 0 0 -19 41 56 7 5 26 40 298 58 -20 18 27 -19 5 25 -20 50 36 -18 33 18 37 0 0 -20 9 26 7 5 29 39 297 59 -20 45 51 -19 33 2 -21 17 55 -19 1 0 38 0 0 -20 36 28 7 5 32 38 297 59 -21 12 48 -20 0 10 -21 44 46 -19 28 13 39 0 0 -21 3 3 7 5 35 37 297 60 -21 39 16 -20 26 50 -22 11 9 -19 54 58 40 0 0 -21 29 8 7 5 38 36 296 61 -22 5 16 -20 53 2 -22 37 4 -20 21 15 41 0 0 -21 54 46 7 5 41 35 296 62 -22 30 47 -21 18 45 -23 2 30 -20 47 4 42 0 0 -22 19 54 7 5 43 34 295 63 -22 55 49 -21 43 59 -23 27 27 -21 12 23 43 0 0 -22 44 33 7 5 46 33 295 64 -23 20 22 -22 8 44 -23 51 55 -21 37 14 44 0 0 -23 8 43 7 5 49 32 295 64 -23 44 26 -22 33 0 -24 15 53 -22 1 35 45 0 0 -23 32 23 7 5 51 31 294 65 -24 8 1 -22 56 46 -24 39 22 -22 25 26 46 0 0 -23 55 34 7 5 53 30 294 66 -24 31 5 -23 20 3 -25 2 22 -22 48 48 47 0 0 -24 18 15 7 5 56 29 293 67 -24 53 41 -23 42 50 -25 24 52 -23 11 41 48 0 0 -24 40 27 7 5 58 28 293 68 -25 15 46 -24 5 8 -25 46 53 -23 34 3 49 0 0 -25 2 8 7 6 0 27 292 68 -25 37 22 -24 26 55 -26 8 23 -23 55 56 50 0 0 -25 23 20 7 6 2 26 292 69 -25 58 28 -24 48 13 -26 29 24 -24 17 19 51 0 0 -25 44 2 7 6 4 25 292 70 -26 19 5 -25 9 1 -26 49 56 -24 38 11 52 0 0 -26 4 14 7 6 6 24 291 70 -26 39 11 -25 29 18 -27 9 57 -24 58 34 53 0 0 -26 23 57 7 6 7 23 291 71 -26 58 48 -25 49 6 -27 29 29 -25 18 27 54 0 0 -26 43 9 7 6 9 22 290 71 -27 17 55 -26 8 24 -27 48 31 -25 37 50 55 0 0 -27 1 52 7 6 11 21 290 72 -27 36 32 -26 27 12 -28 7 3 -25 56 42 56 0 0 -27 20 5 7 6 12 20 289 72 -27 54 39 -26 45 30 -28 25 6 -26 15 5 57 0 0 -27 37 48 7 6 14 19 289 73 -28 12 17 -27 3 19 -28 42 39 -26 32 58 58 0 0 -27 55 1 7 6 15 18 288 73 -28 29 25 -27 20 37 -28 59 43 -26 50 21 59 0 0 -28 11 45 7 6 16 17 288 73 -28 46 4 -27 37 26 -29 16 17 -27 7 14 60 0 0 -28 27 59 7 6 18 16 287 74 -29 2 13 -27 53 45 -29 32 22 -27 23 38 61 0 0 -28 43 44 7 6 19 15 287 74 -29 17 53 -28 9 34 -29 47 58 -27 39 32 62 0 0 -28 58 59 7 6 20 14 286 74 -29 33 4 -28 24 55 -30 3 4 -27 54 56 63 0 0 -29 13 45 7 6 21 14 286 74 -29 47 45 -28 39 45 -30 17 41 -28 9 51 64 0 0 -29 28 2 7 6 22 13 285 74 -30 1 57 -28 54 6 -30 31 50 -28 24 16 65 0 0 -29 41 49 7 6 23 12 285 74 -30 15 41 -29 7 59 -30 45 29 -28 38 12 66 0 0 -29 55 8 7 6 24 11 284 74 -30 28 55 -29 21 21 -30 58 40 -28 51 38 67 0 0 -30 7 58 7 6 24 10 284 74 -30 41 41 -29 34 15 -31 11 22 -29 4 36 68 0 0 -30 20 19 7 6 25 9 283 74 -30 53 58 -29 46 40 -31 23 35 -29 17 4 69 0 0 -30 32 11 7 6 26 8 283 74 -31 5 46 -29 58 37 -31 35 20 -29 29 4 70 0 0 -30 43 35 7 6 26 7 282 74 -31 17 6 -30 10 4 -31 46 37 -29 40 35 71 0 0 -30 54 30 7 6 27 6 282 74 -31 27 58 -30 21 3 -31 57 26 -29 51 37 72 0 0 -31 4 57 7 6 27 6 281 73 -31 38 21 -30 31 33 -32 7 46 -30 2 10 73 0 0 -31 14 56 7 6 28 5 281 73 -31 48 17 -30 41 35 -32 17 38 -30 12 15 74 0 0 -31 24 26 7 6 28 4 280 73 -31 57 44 -30 51 9 -32 27 3 -30 21 51 75 0 0 -31 33 29 7 6 28 3 280 72 -32 6 44 -31 0 14 -32 36 0 -30 31 0 76 0 0 -31 42 3 7 6 28 2 279 72 -32 15 15 -31 8 52 -32 44 29 -30 39 40 77 0 0 -31 50 10 7 6 28 1 279 71 -32 23 19 -31 17 1 -32 52 30 -30 47 51 78 0 0 -31 57 49 7 6 28 0 278 71 -32 30 55 -31 24 42 -33 0 4 -30 55 35 Data for the target star ------------------------ * name: TYC 0234-00144-1 * constellation : Cancer * J2000 position with proper motion to date of event [h,m,s ; °,',"] RA: 09 21 27.4227 DE: +06 51 57.886 * position source: mpos:UCAC2 pm:UCAC2 * standard error: RA,DE ["]: ( .028, .024 ) * V mag [mag]: 11.8 * B mag [mag]: 13.0 * remarks: Data for the minor planet ------------------------- * general information: (number) name: (156) Xanthippe approx. diameter [km]: 121 approx. diameter ["]: .061 distance from Earth [AU]: 2.71800 * orbital information: orbit source: Preston date of fit: 2007 Oct 23 source of used astrometry: FASTT MPC (via Astdys) number of used observations: 835 number of rejected observations: 152 time covered by the observations: 1901 Sep 19 - 2007 Mar 22 1 sigma uncertainty ellipse (major, minor, PA): 0.015, 0.010, 110° remarks: * orbital elements for (156) Xanthippe : Mean anomaly = 285.11028117 deg Arg. of pericenter = 337.96387849 deg Long. of node = 242.17918984 deg Inclination = 9.74799595 deg Eccentricity = 0.22211528 Semimajor axis = 2.73275672 AU Perihelion dist = 2.12576969 AU Mag: H = 8.54, G = 0.15 Epoch of elements : MJD 54406.29300000 TDT (2007 Nov 02.293) ------ occelmnt file for Occult BEGIN ----------------------------------- 2007 Nov 02 156 Xanthippe 7h 2.0m UT 11.8 9 21 27.423 6 51 57.89TYC 0234-00144-1 13.0 14.0 121 5.1 2.718 2.543 -21.70 -6.324 6.872 70.39 -14.65 7.0339 -.01963 -.03483 11.70426 -6.70328 -0.00547 0.00161 2000 283.73731320071027.00000337.963878242.179190 9.7479960.222115282.732756722.125769698.645 0.15 RATE 2.1817380 .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .00000000 .00000000 .00000000 Meas 0.031 0.026 94.5 1.440 0.027 ------ occelmnt file for Occult END ----------------------------------- ============================================ Calculator (s): Steve Preston Date of update: 2007 Oct 23, 22:09 UT Steve Preston 7640 NE 32nd St Medina, WA 98039 425-688-9965 mailto: stevepr@acm.org