Predictions of stellar occultations by the main planetary satellites Virtual Observatory Resource

Authors
  1. Josselin Desmars
  2. PADC
  3. Published by
    Paris Astronomical Data Centre
Abstract
 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.
Keywords
  1. solar-system-astronomy
  2. natural-satellites
See also HTML
http://voparis-tap-planeto.obspm.fr/tableinfo/voccdb.epn_core
IVOA Identifier IVOID
ivo://padc.obspm.planeto/voccdb/q/epn_core

Access

IVOA Table Access TAP
http://voparis-tap-planeto.obspm.fr/tap
Run SQL-like queries with TAP-enabled clients (e.g., TOPCAT).

History

2024-01-08T09:34:20Z
Resource record created
2024-04-19T14:09:37Z
updated

Contact

Name
Josselin Desmars
Postal Address
Observatoire de Paris PADC, 61 av de l'Observatoire 75014 Paris, France
E-Mail
vo.paris@obspm.fr