The occultation of a star by asteroid Yamashitaharuo - 19 February 2025
Asteroid Yamashitaharuo is named after the writer Haruo Yamashita. He wrote over 500 novels and stories for children. The asteroid was discovered in 1993 by discoverers K. Endate and K. Watanabe at the observatory in Kitami. The estimated diameter is about 19 km.
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Light curve from video record.
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The begin of occultation was at 04:50:34.716 UTC +/- 0.05s; end at 04:50:35.274 UTC +/- 0.05s. Total duration is 0.558s.