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Table 9:

Sample from prediction tables for stellar occultations by Pluto.

Year  m  d    h  m s
RA   (ICRS)   Dec C/A P/A      v     D    R*   J*   H*   K* $\lambda$   LST    $\Delta$ $e_{\alpha}$  $\Delta$ $e_{\delta}$pm ct fg    $E_{\alpha}$  $E_{\delta}$  $\mu_{\alpha}$$\mu_{\delta}$
  h  m    s        $^{\circ}$     $\hbox {$^\prime $ }$      $\hbox{$^{\prime\prime}$ }$ mas   $^{\circ}$       km s-1 AU      $^{\circ}$   h:m    mas    mas              mas mas mas mas
2008 06 22  19 10 11 17 58 33.0155 -17 02 38.344 185 176.12  -23.80  30.47 12.9 11.7 11.6 11.4 071 23:53 +00.0 +74.5 ok uc  0    40   14 -03 -04
2008 06 24  10 36 55 17 58 22.3931 -17 02 49.335 168 355.86  -23.74  30.47 16.3 12.8 11.9 11.7 197 23:46 +00.0 +74.6 ok 2m 0    24   21 +00 +01
2008 08 25  04 34 51 17 53 27.1046 -17 15 27.526 169 328.87  -08.39  31.06 14.9 11.1 10.1 09.8 226 19:38 +00.0 +79.8 ok 2m 0    58   12 -07 -12

Notes. Prediction tables list event date and instant (UTC), the ICRS (J2000) star coordinates at occultation, the closest apparent distance between star and body (C/A), the position angle (P/A) of the shadow across the Earth (counter-clockwise, zero at South), the velocity in km s-1, the distance (D) to the Earth (AU), R*, J*, H* and K* star magnitudes normalized to a reference shadow velocity (v) of 20 km s-1, longitude ($\lambda$) of the sub-solar point, local solar time (LST), ($\Delta$ $e_{\alpha}$, $\Delta$$e_{\delta}$) ephemeris offset correction to the DE418 and plu017 ephemerides in (RA, Dec) for the central instant (see Sect. 6), catalog cross-identification (uc = UCAC2, 2m = 2MASS, fs = field star), proper motion existence and multiplicity flags (see Sect. 4.4), estimated star catalog position errors ( $E_{\alpha}$$E_{\delta}$) and proper motions ( $\mu_{\alpha}$$\mu_{\delta}$). Positive/negative v means prograde/retrograde velocities respectively, that is, Pluto$^\prime $s geocentric right ascension is increasing/decreasing respectively. The complete table set of 2008-2015 predictions for Pluto, Charon, Hydra and Nix is available in electronic form at the CDS.


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