Predictions of stellar occultations by the main planetary satellites

The VOccDB database provides prediction and parameters of stellar occultations by the main planetary satellites. Observations of a stellar occultations help to better determine the size and the shape of the occulting body, as well as its astrometric position at the milli-arcsecond level precision. Only the main moons of giant planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are considered in the event prediction database. Predictions are provided over period 2023-2032, up to visual magnitude 12 for the biggest satellites, and magnitude 14 for other satellites. For each stellar occultation event prediction, the database provides circumstances and observational data, date and timing of the occultation, star position and magnitude, excepted duration, etc.

Identifier
Source https://dc.g-vo.org/rr/q/lp/custom/padc.obspm.planeto/voccdb/q/epn_core
Related Identifier http://voparis-tap-planeto.obspm.fr/tableinfo/voccdb.epn_core
Metadata Access http://dc.g-vo.org/rr/q/pmh/pubreg.xml?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_b2find&identifier=ivo://padc.obspm.planeto/voccdb/q/epn_core
Provenance
Creator Josselin Desmars
Publisher Paris Astronomical Data Centre
Publication Year 2024
OpenAccess true
Contact Josselin Desmars <vo.paris(at)obspm.fr>
Representation
Resource Type Dataset; AstroObjects
Discipline Astrophysics and Astronomy; Natural Sciences; Physics; Solar System Astronomy