Best Worldwide Asteroid Occultation Events for 2012
Steve’s Pick
These events all have good path certainty (90% or better chance of seeing the event from the centerline) and reasonably bright stars.
2012 Jan 01:
(433)
Eros / TYC 1973-01171-1 (m10.3)
0.17 pw uncertainty
W
Canada
2012 Jan 02:
(203)
Pompeja / TYC 1875-02258-1 (m8.6)
0.20 pw uncertainty
Venezuela, Colombia, Central America
2012 Jan 02:
(705)
Erminia
/ HIP 51222 (m7.1)
0.25 pw uncertainty
Japan
2012 Jan 06:
(654)
Zelinda / TYC 1739-02256-1 (m10.1)
0.21 pw uncertainty
Japan
2012 Mar 04:
(22)
Kalliope / TYC 2413-00078-1 (m9.5)
0.18 pw uncertainty
S
Africa
2012 Mar 08:
(31)
Euphrosyne
/ TYC 2329-01071-1 (m9.5)
0.11 pw uncertainty
Arabia
2012 Mar 21:
(5)
Astraea / HIP 56136 (m8.3)
0.14 pw uncertainty
Africa, Portugal, NE Canada
2012 May 01:
(15)
Eunomia / TYC 1877-01668-1 (m10.4)
0.20 pw uncertainty
N
USA, SW Canada
2012 May 04:
(121)
Hermione / TYC 0293-00278-1 (m9.3)
0.27 pw uncertainty
Japan, China, Russia
2012 May 11:
(28)
Bellona / HIP 78870 (m6.5)
0.23 pw uncertainty
Japan, E Russia
2012 Jun 11:
(20)
Massalia / TYC 6309-01430-1 (m10.3)
0.26 pw uncertainty
Madagascar, S Africa, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile
2012 Jul 02:
(52)
Europa / TYC 6233-00102-1 (m11.3)
0.13 pw uncertainty
S
USA, Mexico
2012 Jul 19:
(19)
Fortuna / TYC 6306-00785-1 (m10.0)
0.16 pw uncertainty
Philippines, SE Asia, India
2012 Jul 28:
(111)
Ate / HIP 105042 (m8.1)
0.10 pw uncertainty
Philippines, SE Asia, India
2012 Jul 30:
(19)
Fortuna / TYC 6305-01482-1 (m10.0)
0.19 pw uncertainty
Africa, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru
2012 Aug 03:
(185)
Eunike
/ HIP 17805 (m5.9)
0.21 pw uncertainty
W
Mexico
2012 Aug 11:
(141)
Lumen / FK6 5927 (m8.1)
0.19 pw uncertainty
Japan, China, Russia
2012 Sep 11:
(59)
Elpis /
TYC 0011-00188-1 (m9.9)
0.15 pw uncertainty
SE Canada, Caribbean, Central America
2012 Sep 16:
(363)
Padua / HIP 72622 (m2.7)
0.27 pw uncertainty
W Africa, USA (daylight)
2012 Sep 18:
(335)
Roberta / HIP 83788 (m7.6)
0.26 pw uncertainty
Argentina, Chile
2012 Oct 05:
(111)
Ate / TYC 6330-01547-1 (m10.6)
0.27 pw uncertainty
SE USA, Caribbean, Mexico
2012 Oct 07:
(3) Juno / HIP
80159 (m8.4)
0.17 pw uncertainty
New Zealand
2012 Oct 15:
(56)
Melete / HIP 117016 (m8.2)
0.22 pw uncertainty
Africa
2012 Oct 19:
(85) Io / TYC
0018-00319-1 (m9.8)
0.16 pw uncertainty
Japan, China, Hong Kong, SE Asia
2012 Oct 22:
(521)
Brixia / TYC 1312-00848-1 (m10.5)
0.25 pw uncertainty
Canada, W USA
2012 Oct 28:
(13) Egeria / TYC
2488-00479-1 (m8.1)
0.22 pw uncertainty
Russia, Europe, N Africa
2012 Oct 30:
(145)
Adeona / HIP 9152 (m8.8)
0.17 pw uncertainty
Indonesia, Africa
2012 Nov 05:
(11)
Parthenope / HIP 111979 (m9.8)
0.22 pw uncertainty
Africa, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru
2012 Nov 23:
(115)
Thyra / HIP 60420 (m7.6)
0.25 pw uncertainty
India, Arabia
2012 Dec 05:
(521)
Brixia / TYC 1306-00268-1 (m8.9)
0.20 pw uncertainty
Arabia, N Africa, Europe, SE Canada, NE USA
2012 Dec 11:
(521)
Brixia / HIP 26381 (m7.8)
0.20 pw uncertainty
Philippines, China, Russia, Europe
2012 Dec 31:
(154)
Bertha / TYC 3344-00393-1 (m11.1)
0.23 pw uncertainty
SW Asia, Europe, Canada, N USA
Last Updated: 2011 May 09