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The Occultation of BD -17° 4388 by Neptune: I. Determination of Neptune’s position

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

M. J. Miller
M. J. Miller*
Affiliation:
Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories, Australian National University, Canberra
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The possibility of the occultation by Neptune of a star of similar apparent magnitude to itself was first pointed out by the amateur astronomer Ross A. Shuart. It was clear that such an event would provide data on Neptune’s position which would be of value to the observatories which produce the planetary ephemerides. The existing ephemeris of Neptune is known to contain small errors which have been accumulating over many years.

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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 1 , Issue 5 , March 1969 , pp. 201
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Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1969

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References

1 Shuart, R. A., Sky and Tel., 34, 290 (1967).Google Scholar
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