The magnitude 13.4 asteroid (177) Irma occults the magnitude 5.6 star 49 Sagittarius (HD 182416) in the constellation Sagittarius, at 08:19 UT, 25th June, 2010.
The 7.1 second event is visible from Argentina, Chile and New Zealand.
Position (2000): RA 19 25 29.6599, Dec -23 57 44.844...
Orbital elements: 2010 MY1 Earth MOID = 0.0167 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 347.72843 (2000.0) P Q n 0.73543843 Peri. 218.75914 +0.77227183 +0.61343453 a 1.2155472 Node 102.60135 -0.53254396 +0.76689311 e 0.2119102 Incl. 9.74641 -0.34640028 +0.18860816 P 1.34 H 23.7 G 0.15 U 8 [...
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Orbital elements: 2010 MW1 Earth MOID = 0.4932 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 347.27074 (2000.0) P Q n 0.24007913 Peri. 90.38323 +0.81233852 +0.43516621 a 2.5638923 Node 243.85847 -0.53098566 +0.82720151 e 0.5271799 Incl. 25.62555 +0.24116458 +0.35548282 P 4.11 H 19.5 G 0.15 U 8 [...
Maxima of long period variable HD 39741 (V Cam) on the 24th June, 2010. Magnitude: 9.9-15.4 Type: Mira Position (2000): RA 06 02 32.2969, Dec +74 30 27.098
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