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Paver Mounts Allow Mapping Elektra's Profile from North Carolina, 2018 May 1
JOA 2019, Vol. 9, No. 1, Page 3 Author(s): David W. Dunham et al.Abstract: On 2018 April 21, 41 stations in western Europe and the UK recorded the occultation of 11.6-mag star TYC 0408-00029-1by the large asteroid (130) Elektra, making it the best-observed asteroidal occultation of 2018. Ten nights later, another occultation by Elektra, of 10.7-mag star TYC 0411-00597-1, occurred in eastern North Carolina, providing a good opportunity to obtain another profile of Elektra at an orientation very different from that of April 21, allowing a good characterization of Elektra'sthree-dimensional size and shape. (Shortened abstract)