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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1973      2004 Feb 25 10.03UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
INTERNET: GUY@TAHQ.DEMON.CO.UK             GMH at AST.STAR.RL.AC.UK
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OCCULTATION OF TYC 1338-00883-1 BY 2019 VAN ALBADA, 2004 Feb 25
Jan Manek, Czech Republic, has reported updated information on this 
event due to take place tonight when the asteroid (2019) Albada may 
occult TYC 1338-00883-1 as seen from wide areas of Europe including the 
UK.

Jan indicates that updated path runs over Turkey around 18:58 UT, 
Bulgaria ~19:05 UT, SW Romania ~19:07 UT, N Serbia ~19:09 UT, SW Hungary 
~19:11 UT, NE Slovenia ~19:12 UT, Austria around 19:13.5 UT, S Germany 
around 19:17 UT, Luxembourg ~19:19 UT, Belgium ~19:20 UT, very N France 
~19:21 UT, England around 19:23.5 UT and Ireland ~19:27 UT. He predicts 
a maximum duration of 9.6 seconds and a magnitude drop of 6.5.

Unfortunately this slow-moving asteroid, then of magnitude 16.6, is 
quite small (about 17km) and there is considerable uncertainty over the 
prediction. It is therefore advisable to start monitoring the star 
early. The star, of magnitude 10.1 is located at:

RA 06h 47m 25s DEC +18 53' 51" (2000) which places it in Gemini.

Guy M Hurst