The Occultation of a W=12.3 Star by Possible binary asteroid () Clarissa

Wed eve Apr 15, 2026 at 9:21pm

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This event with high rank is predicted to miss Santa Cruz and go through the western/middle of the Central Valley. But this asteroid has a possible moon which could be as far as 250km from the main path. That range then includes Santa Cruz. If this moon is discovered by any observer(s) in this favorable event, then all observers are likely to be included as co-authors on the resulting discovery paper. 

Alt=65, Az=242 in WSW in Cancer, halfway between Pollux and the Beehive Cluster