Stellar Duplicity Discovered During Occultation by Asteroid (1043) Beate

Authors

  • Alfonso Noschese Astrocampania - IOTA/Es
  • Christian Weber

Keywords:

asteroid occultation

Abstract

On 5 August 2024, an occultation of the star UCAC4 389-129198 (Gaia DR3 ID 6880528335361661440) by the main-belt asteroid (1043) Beate revealed that this star is a previously unknown binary star.

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Published

2025-04-05

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 2 (2025): Journal of Double Star Observations

Section

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