2022 Occultations by Main Belt Asteroids - Updated 2023 Jan. 3
These occultations are described and illustrated (two maps and tables) in this .pdf document. It includes several hot links to external Web pages, but links to internal files, the .xml input files used by the Occult program, are given below. We are leaving the .pdf document as is, as a record of the major 2022 events, but we will remove it, and this link, a year from now. When you open the Occult files with your Web browser, you should get a display that looks like this. The larger files may take a couple of minutes to show this appearance, showing a messed-up display before then. Once the proper view appears, right-click anywhere on the display, then "Save as" to a directory on your computer; the best directory is the \Asteroid\ subdirectory in your Occult\ directory. Since 2022 is now over, we are removing most of the 2022 prediction files, especially the 2022-specific Occult input .xml files, so many of the links will now just give error messages. If there is a file that we have removed that you want, request it by email at the email address at the bottom of this page. Click here for 2023 asteroidal occultation information. 113 North American main belt events to mag. 11.0 543 North American main belt events from Steve Preston Worldwide main belt events from Steve Preston - for them, prediction maps and data are available at https://www.asteroidoccultation.com/. But note that Preston updates and adds many events every two weeks, so they are comprehensive only for the next two months. Occult Watcher, described in the .pdf document, is the best way to find out about updated upcoming events near your location. Pages for maps and predictions of occultations by special classes of asteroids can be reached by clicking on the links below: Near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) Selected Special Main-Belt Asteroids Trojan Asteroids (Lucy targets are emphasized) Distant objects (Centaurs, TNOs, & outer planet satellites) Major Planets ______ David and Joan Dunham, updated 2022 April 17 and 2023 Jan. 3 e-mail: dunham@starpower.net cell phone: 301-526-5590