Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Aug 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992aj....104..862m&link_type=abstract
Astronomical Journal (ISSN 0004-6256), vol. 104, no. 2, Aug. 1992, p. 862-879. Research sponsored by MIT and University of Wisco
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Stellar Occultation, Triton, Voyager Project, Astrometry, Astronomical Photometry, Charge Coupled Devices
Scientific paper
A search for Triton stellar occultation candidates for the period 1992-1994 has been completed with CCD strip-scanning observations. The search reached an R magnitude of about 17.4 and found 129 candidates within 1.5 arcsec of Triton's ephemeris during this period. Of these events, around 30 occultations are expected to be visible from the earth, indicating that a number of Triton occultation events should be visible from major observatories. Even the faintest of the present candidate events could produce useful occultation data if observed with a large enough telescope. The present astrometric accuracy is inadequate to identify which of these appulse events will produce occultations on the earth; further astrometry is needed to refine the predictions for positive occultation identification. To aid in selecting candidates for additional astrometric and photometric studies, finder charts and earth-based visibility charts for each event are included.
Elliot Thom J.
McDonald Stephen W.
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