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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1900      2003 Jly 31 18.56UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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POSSIBLE OCCULTATION BY TITANIA, 2003 JULY 31/AUG 1
David Dunham, USA and President of IOTA, has drawn our attention to
a possible occultation event by Titania, the large moon of the
planet Uranus.

Titania is predicted to occult a star of magnitude 10.2 located at:
RA 22h 15.9m DEC -11 37 (2000) between 04.22 and 04.29UT. The star
is TYC 5806 0696.

This will occur in bright twilight for UK observers who may
nevertheless wish to attempt it given the rarity of such events.
Our subscribers based in Central and North America will have more
favourable circumstances and the central duration is predicted to
last 77 seconds with a magnitude 3.7 drop.

The occultation was found by David Herald last December, and is in
a table of occultations by planetary satellites at the top of page
106 of the March issue of Sky and Telescope.

Please send any reports, positive or negative to Dr. Mark Kidger,
TA planetary editor with a copy to the main editor.

Guy M Hurst