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RE: Asteroid (372) Palma

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Asteroid 372 Palma occults a +10 magnitude star across the N. US tomorrow at 3:11-:16 UT: https://t.co/wf4TU9Tk2C pic.twitter.com/KvyvIcCMrw
David Dickinson (@Astroguyz) September 13, 2016

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Asteroid (372) Palma is at Opposition on the 7th March, 2013.

Magnitude: 11.6
Distance to Earth: 1.91 au
Distance to Sun: 2.88 au

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Ephemeris

Date       UT      R.A. (J2000) Decl.    Delta     r     El.    Ph.   Mag
2013 03 06 000000 10 55 05.5 -06 56 21   1.903   2.879  167.0   4.4  11.6
2013 03 07 000000 10 54 01.8 -06 57 09   1.906   2.881  167.1   4.4  11.6
2013 03 08 000000 10 52 58.4 -06 57 50   1.908   2.884  167.0   4.4  11.6
2013 03 09 000000 10 51 55.4 -06 58 24   1.911   2.887  166.8   4.5  11.6
2013 03 10 000000 10 50 52.7 -06 58 51   1.914   2.889  166.5   4.6  11.6
2013 03 11 000000 10 49 50.6 -06 59 11   1.917   2.892  166.1   4.7  11.6
2013 03 12 000000 10 48 49.0 -06 59 25   1.921   2.894  165.7   4.9  11.6
2013 03 13 000000 10 47 48.0 -06 59 33   1.925   2.897  165.1   5.1  11.7
2013 03 14 000000 10 46 47.7 -06 59 35   1.930   2.900  164.5   5.3  11.7
2013 03 15 000000 10 45 48.1 -06 59 31   1.934   2.902  163.8   5.5  11.7
2013 03 16 000000 10 44 49.2 -06 59 23   1.939   2.905  163.0   5.7  11.7
2013 03 17 000000 10 43 51.2 -06 59 09   1.944   2.907  162.2   6.0  11.7
2013 03 18 000000 10 42 54.1 -06 58 51   1.950   2.910  161.4   6.3  11.8
2013 03 19 000000 10 41 57.9 -06 58 28   1.955   2.913  160.5   6.6  11.8
2013 03 20 000000 10 41 02.7 -06 58 01   1.961   2.915  159.6   6.8  11.8
2013 03 21 000000 10 40 08.5 -06 57 31   1.968   2.918  158.6   7.1  11.8
2013 03 22 000000 10 39 15.3 -06 56 57   1.974   2.921  157.7   7.4  11.8
2013 03 23 000000 10 38 23.3 -06 56 20   1.981   2.923  156.7   7.7  11.9
2013 03 24 000000 10 37 32.3 -06 55 40   1.988   2.926  155.7   8.0  11.9
2013 03 25 000000 10 36 42.6 -06 54 58   1.995   2.928  154.8   8.4  11.9
2013 03 26 000000 10 35 54.0 -06 54 13   2.003   2.931  153.7   8.7  11.9
2013 03 27 000000 10 35 06.7 -06 53 27   2.011   2.934  152.7   9.0  12.0
2013 03 28 000000 10 34 20.7 -06 52 38   2.019   2.936  151.7   9.3  12.0
2013 03 29 000000 10 33 35.9 -06 51 48   2.027   2.939  150.7   9.6  12.0
2013 03 30 000000 10 32 52.5 -06 50 57   2.036   2.941  149.7   9.9  12.0
2013 03 31 000000 10 32 10.4 -06 50 05   2.045   2.944  148.6  10.2  12.1

Blobrana · L

Asteroid (372) Palma is at Opposition on the 21st October, 2011.

Magnitude=11.2

Distance to Earth=1.645 AU

Distance to Sun=2.535 AU

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The magnitude 11.3 asteroid (372) Palma is passing over the Andromeda galaxy

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Google earth file: Asteroid (372) Palma.kmz (3kb, kmz)

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Asteroid (372) Palma is one of the largest main-belt asteroids.
It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on August 19, 1893, in Nice. It is thought to be named for the capital city of Majorca, an island in the Balearics (Spain), which are located south of France.
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Ephemeris

Date       UT      R.A. (J2000) Decl.    Delta     r     El.    Ph.   V
2011 09 15 000000 01 21 51.3 +38 16 42   1.844   2.616  131.0  16.9  11.7
2011 09 17 000000 01 20 26.9 +38 37 35   1.826   2.612  132.4  16.5  11.7
2011 09 19 000000 01 18 55.3 +38 57 33   1.809   2.607  133.8  16.2  11.6
2011 09 21 000000 01 17 16.7 +39 16 32   1.793   2.603  135.1  15.8  11.6
2011 09 23 000000 01 15 31.3 +39 34 29   1.777   2.598  136.5  15.4  11.6
2011 09 25 000000 01 13 39.3 +39 51 21   1.762   2.593  137.7  15.1  11.5
2011 09 27 000000 01 11 41.1 +40 07 02   1.748   2.589  139.0  14.7  11.5
2011 09 29 000000 01 09 37.2 +40 21 30   1.734   2.584  140.1  14.4  11.5
2011 10 01 000000 01 07 28.1 +40 34 42   1.722   2.580  141.2  14.1  11.4
2011 10 03 000000 01 05 14.2 +40 46 34   1.710   2.576  142.2  13.8  11.4
2011 10 05 000000 01 02 56.3 +40 57 06   1.700   2.571  143.2  13.5  11.4
2011 10 07 000000 01 00 35.0 +41 06 14   1.690   2.567  144.0  13.2  11.4
2011 10 09 000000 00 58 10.9 +41 13 58   1.681   2.562  144.7  13.0  11.3
2011 10 11 000000 00 55 44.8 +41 20 16   1.673   2.558  145.4  12.8  11.3
2011 10 13 000000 00 53 17.3 +41 25 08   1.666   2.554  145.9  12.7  11.3
2011 10 15 000000 00 50 49.2 +41 28 33   1.659   2.549  146.2  12.6  11.3
2011 10 17 000000 00 48 21.3 +41 30 32   1.654   2.545  146.5  12.5  11.3
2011 10 19 000000 00 45 54.4 +41 31 06   1.650   2.541  146.5  12.5  11.3
2011 10 21 000000 00 43 29.2 +41 30 16   1.646   2.537  146.5  12.5  11.2
2011 10 23 000000 00 41 06.6 +41 28 04   1.644   2.533  146.3  12.6  11.2
2011 10 25 000000 00 38 47.3 +41 24 34   1.642   2.528  146.0  12.7  11.2

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372 Palma Asteroid Occultation January 26, 2007

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On the morning of January 26th, at least 20 observers spread from Virginia to northern California timed the occultation of the star 32 Lyncis by the asteroid (372) Palma — in spite of the track shifting nearly half a path-width south of what was predicted. Although it was the coldest night of the season in many areas, it was clear over most of path and only a few observers were clouded out.
The observations can be fit to an ellipse with dimensions 207 kilometres by 184 kilometres to an accuracy of ±2 km. The actual path was a little narrower than the predicted path. You can see the observations projected in the plane of the sky and the fitted ellipse here. In that figure some departures from an elliptical shape are evident, such as a mountain at the north end of the asteroid that is left of centre. The dashed line "21" is the last predicted central line of the occultation. The overall coverage of the predicted path was excellent.

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