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The diameter of Juno from its occultation of AG + 0 deg 1022The occultation on Dec. 11, 1979, of AG + 0 deg 1022 by Juno was observed photoelectrically from 15 sites distributed across the occultation track. The observations are well represented by a mean elliptical limb profile having semimajor and semiminor axes of 145.2 + or 0.8 and 122.8 + or - 1.9 km, respectively. The corresponding effective diameter of Juno is 267 + or - 5 km, where the uncertainty has been conservatively increased to reflect the presence of limb irregularities clearly seen in the observations. Published radiometric and polarimetric diameters for Juno are 6% to 7% smaller than the occultation result. No secondary occultations attributable to possible satellites of Juno were recorded at any of 23 photoelectrically equipped observing sites.
Document ID
19810041137
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Millis, R. L.
(Lowell Observatory Flagstaff, AZ, United States)
Wasserman, L. H.
(Lowell Observatory Flagstaff, AZ, United States)
Bowell, E.
(Lowell Observatory Flagstaff, AZ, United States)
Franz, O. G.
(Lowell Observatory Flagstaff, AZ, United States)
White, N. M.
(Lowell Observatory Flagstaff, AZ, United States)
Lockwood, G. W.
(Lowell Observatory Flagstaff, AZ, United States)
Nye, R.
(Lowell Observatory Flagstaff, AZ, United States)
Bertram, R.
(Lowell Observatory Flagstaff, Ariz., United States)
Klemola, A.
(Lick Observatory Santa Cruz, Calif., United States)
Dunham, E.
(MIT Cambridge, Mass., United States)
Morrison, D.
(Hawaii, University Honolulu, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 1981
Publication Information
Publication: Astronomical Journal
Volume: 86
Subject Category
Astronomy
Accession Number
81A25541
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG-7322
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGL-12-001-057
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG-7603
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF AST-80-02064
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS7-100
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG-7526
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS5-25181
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGR-03-003-001
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF AST-79-09098
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG-7045
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