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The occultation of a star by asteroid Tsusakamoto - 30 January 2025
Asteroid 23950 Tsusakamoto was named for a researcher Tsuyoshi Sakamoto at the Japan Spaceguard Association. The previously estimated diameter of 3.52 km was refined to approximately 4.5 km by this occultation.
The occultation of a star by asteroid Karajan - 27 January 2025
First positive occultation this year. Weather and work commitments are limiting my astronomical work these days.
Summary of asteroidal occultations for 2024
General overview of my observations of asteroid occultations in 2025.
The occultation of a star by asteroid 2001 SQ82 - 02December 2024
I was lucky in the beginning of December. I managed to make 6 positive occultations in three days. In one night there were 4 positive ones. I am probably the first in the world who managed to do that. I had triplets several times before. The last occultation (asteroid 2001 SQ82 with an estimated diameter of 4.6 km) had beautiful diffraction phenomena visible in the curve.
The occultation of a star by asteroid 2001 OH36 - 23 November 2024
This occultation had a small number of images, but this was due to the longer exposure time due to the faint star.
The occultation of a star by asteroid 2000 AM59 - 10 November 2024
A bright star in a good position and a clear sky allowed for an observation with a short exposure time. This allowed for the recording of diffraction phenomena. Today I have observed the occultation of a star by asteroid 2000 AM59 with an estimated diameter of about 4.6 km.
The occultation of a star by asteroid Eucharis - 03 November 2024
The series of positive occultations continues. The weather favored me with an occultation of the asteroid Eucharis.