Chiron stellar occultation candidates: 1993-1996

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May 1994

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994aj....107.1814b&link_type=abstract

The Astronomical Journal, vol. 107, no. 5, p. 1814-1824

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Astronomical Photometry, Brightness, Chiron, Predictions, Radial Distribution, Stellar Occultation, Cameras, Charge Coupled Devices, Computer Programs, Data Reduction, Microdensitometers, Numerical Control, Signal To Noise Ratios, Telescopes

Scientific paper

A photographic search was conducted for stars that may be occulted by the unusual solar system object (2060) Chiron during the period from fall 1993 through summer 1996. 44 candidates were identified to a limiting V magnitude of 16, and for which the minimum appulse separation with Chiron is predicted to be less than 2.5 arcsec. The successful observation of a stellar occultation by Chiron would give a direct measure of its diameter (currently estimated to be between 60 and 300 km), and would help considerably in constraining Chiron's surface properties and volatile makeup. If at the time of the occultation, Chiron exhibits a significant coma, there is also the potential for measuring the optical-depth profile of the dust in its inner coma.

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