Upcoming Asteroid Occultations January 2015

Sometimes objects like the moon, planets or asteroids move in front of a star. An observer in the right location can see the star disappear or dim for a few seconds then brighten again. The occultation path across the Earth is roughly the width of the asteroid. The chart below lists several asteroid occultations over the next month which will be visible near Toronto. The Location column gives an idea of how far the nearer edge of the predicted occultation path is from downtown Toronto. The links have maps for observers in Canada/US, as well as finder charts, coordinates, brightness of the target star, etc. Learn more about asteroids and how to time occultations.

Toronto Date & Time  Fri. Jan. 16,  19:31
Star magnitude: 12.7
Asteroid name:   (186) Celuta
Location closest path:  Over Toronto
Links:  website,  map

Toronto Date & Time: Mon. Jan. 19,  2:37
Star magnitude 11.9
Asteroid name:   (284) Amalia
Location closest path:  20 km south
Links:  Website and map

Toronto Date & Time: Mon. Jan. 19,  3:31
Star magnitude 11.3
Asteroid name:   (718) Erida
Location closest path:  Over Toronto
Links:  Website and map

Toronto Date & Time: Tues. Jan. 20, 6:42
Star magnitude 8.5
Asteroid name:   (110) Lydia
Location closest path:60 km south
Links:  Website and map

Toronto Date & Time: Sat. Jan.  24, 0:38Star magnitude 11.9
Asteroid name:  (3754) Kathleen
Location closest path:  Over Toronto
Links:  Website and map