Occultations by Pluto and Charon: 1990-1999
- Douglas J. Mink
- Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics,
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
- Arnold R. Klemola
- UCO/Lick Observatory, Board of Studies in Astronomy and Astrophysics
- University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064
- Marc W. Buie
- Space Telescope Science Institute,
3700 San Martin Dr., Baltimore, Maryland 21218
- Visiting Astronomer, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, National
Optical Astronomical Observatories, operated by the Association of Universities
for Research in Astronomy, Inc., under contract with the National Science
Foundation.
Abstract
The results of a photographic plate search for stars as faint as V=16
which may be occulted by Pluto or Charon between 1 January 1990 and
31 December 1999 are presented. Circumstances for the closest approach
of
Pluto to 32 stars and
Charon to 28 stars are presented. UBVRI photometry
is given for some of the brightest stars found in a search of the Space
Telescope Guide Star Catalog for Pluto occultations. Finding charts are
provided for some of the best events. The brightest star (V=12.7) may be
occulted by both Pluto and Charon on
26 September 1999.
Published in 1991 in The Astronomical Journal, Volume 101, pages 2255-2261