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Table 4
Observational circumstances of the November 28, 2018 Chiron occultation.
| Site | Longitude E (° ′ ″) | Latitude S (° ′ ″) | Elevation (m) | Telescope aperture (mm) | Camera | Cycle(*) time (s) | σflux | Observers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAAO | 20 48 37.8 | 32 22 41.9 | 1760 | 1016 | SHOC(‡) | 1.5 | 0.08 | A. Sickafoose |
| Boyden | 26 24 17.0 | 29 02 19.8 | 1372 | 1500 | Alta-U55 | 10 | 0.08 | P. van Heerden |
| ATOM (†) | 16 30 05.6 | 23 16 19.7 | 1800 | 700 | DU888_BV | 1.0 | 0.20 | F. Jankowsky |
Notes. (*)Read-out times are negligible for these cameras, so the exposure time equals the cycle time.(†)Observation initiated after the actual local closest approach.(‡)SHOC stands for Sutherland High-speed Optical Cameras, see Coppejans et al. (2013).
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