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Two Occultations by (344) Desiderata on 2024 January 27 - An Observer's Report

JOA 2024, Vol. 14, No. 2, Page 15

Author(s): Oliver Klös

Abstract: Main-belt asteroid (344) Desiderata occulted two stars across Europe on 2024_January_27. Both events were observed successfully from the same site. The first one was a single chord observation, the second one was observed by five additional stations with positive chords. A shadow profile of 123 × 100 km was measured during the second occultation.