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Trans-Neptunian Object? / Centaur? – Occultations by (468861)2013 LU 28 in 2025
JOA 2025, Vol. 15, No. 1, Page 3 Author(s): Damya SouamiAbstract: (468861) 2013 LU28 is a fascinating and intriguing object from the dynamical standpoint, with a semi-major axis of ∼183.4 AU, an inclination with respect to the ecliptic of ∼125.3°, and an eccentricity of ∼0.954. There is not much that we know about this object, thus any occultation opportunity must be seized to constrain its size, shape, and improve the orbital solution before we move to other types of observations such as spectroscopy with large telescopes, possibly thermal observations, etc. This paper gives three predictions of upcoming occultations in 2025.