Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 1980
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980jrasc..74..327m&link_type=abstract
Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, vol. 74, Dec. 1980, p. 327-333.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Asteroids, Natural Satellites, Stellar Occultation, Brightness, Earth Atmosphere, Field Of View, Gravitational Fields, Scintillation
Scientific paper
The detection of satellites of asteroids in observations of the occultation of stars is discussed. Anomalous occultation events recorded in addition to the possible discovery of a natural satellite of Herculina in 1978 are related, including the secondary occultation of Gamma Ceti by Hebe in March, 1977, a secondary occultation by Melpomene in December 1978, and unexplained occultations by Eros, Cybele and Metis. A procedure which may be used by amateur astronomers to provide reliable evidence for minor planet parasitic satellites is outlined, and the importance of multiple observations of stellar occultations by asteroids to the detection of parasitic satellites is emphasized. Additional observations supporting the existence of asteroid satellites are noted, and the factors casting doubt on the reality of the inferred satellites are pointed out.
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