Solar System Gallery

 

The transit video can be downloaded here.

On 20 January 2017 the Dwarf Planet Haumea occulted a 17.4-mag star and it was expected to be visible from Greece. The occultation was not clearly visible, due to clouds. However, Haumea was visible a few minutes before and after the event and it was recorded with the 0.4-m telescope. The animated gif file (left) provides the (cropped) field of view on 20 and 21 January 2017, showing clearly Haumea's motion along the stars within 24 hours. The occulted star is the faint object in the center (in conjunction with Haumea on 20 January 2017).

On 20 May 2017 the Centaur (Minor Planet) (95626) 2002 GZ32 occulted a 17-mag star and it was also expected to be visible from Greece. The occultation was clearly visible for 6 seconds, where the star was totally eclipsed. The corresponding light curve on the right shows the photometric variation of the occulted star.

The animated gif file (left) provides the field of view before and during the occultation of a 14-mag star by Pluto on 19 July 2016, while the corresponding light curve on the right shows the photometric variation of the occulted star.

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