2010 : Lunar Occultations of Planets, Minor Planets and Bright Stars

The table lists the occultations by the day of the month and the object name, which is the link to the map that shows the area of visibility of the occultation. Occultations are not tabulated if at conjunction the elongation from the Sun is less that 15°. The objects considered are the planets, indicated in bold, the bright stars Aldebaren, Antares, Pollux*, Regulus and Spica, and the 93 minor planets that are included in Section G of The Astronomical Almanac.

 
January February March April May June
03  Hygiea 01  Echo 04  Nausikaa 02  Victoria 01  Urania 01  Zelinda
04  Echo 05  Nausikaa 05  Victoria 03  Athamantis 08  Laetitia 10  Thisbe
09  Victoria 06  Victoria 07  Athamantis 04  Urania 16  Venus 14  Europa
10  Athamantis 07  Athamantis 07  Urania 09  Hebe 17  Hermentaria 15  Fortuna
10  Ausonia 07  Antares 07  Leto 09  Laetitia 17  Europa 15  Nephthys
11  Antares 08  Egeria 10  Patientia 12  Industria 17  Fortuna 15  Ariadne
13  Sylvia 10  Themis 10  Themis 18  Diotima 18  Parthenope 16  Hygiea
13  Themis 11  Flora 12  Hera 18  Hermentaria 18  Ariadne 17  Pomona
17  Iris 17  Thisbe 13  Klotho 19  Hermione 20  Hygiea 22  Dembowska
20  Thisbe 22  Hermione 20  Eros 20  Parthenope 20  Hesperia 24  Urania
26  Nemesis 23  Nemesis 22  Hermione 22  Hygiea 21  Pomona 25  Ceres
30  Hygiea 26  Angelina 25  Eleonora 23  Eurynome 21  Eurynome
26  Hygiea 25  Angelina 29  Dembowska 26  Dembowska
28  Echo 27  Echo 28  Urania
29  Ceres
July August September October November December
03  Alexandra 05  Thisbe 01  Fides 02  Iris 01  Asia 02  Kleopatra
08  Thisbe 06  Iris 03  Thalia 02  Nysa 02  Juno 08  Antigone
08  Iris 07  Isis 04  Iris 04  Asia 04  Kleopatra 09  Eunomia
14  Ariadne 08  Massalia 07  Nemausa 05  Nemausa 09  Urania 20  Thisbe
19  Dembowska 08  Thetis 11  Venus 05  Niobe 10  Euterpe 26  Asia
21  Urania 11  Io 12  Nausikaa 12  Harmonia 10  Eunomia 30  Kleopatra
15  Nausikaa 14  Urania 12  Urania 13  Camilla 30  Hygiea
16  Dembowska 15  Eunomia 12  Euterpe 27  Iris
19  Eunomia 17  Eugenia 13  Eunomia 29  Asia
31  Phocaea 29  Fides 15  Eugenia 29  Juno
17  Camilla
30  Iris

* The 5 bright stars are those that are typically considered in The Diary of Phenomena in Section A of The Astronomical Almanac. However, due primarily to precession, it is known that Pollux has not, nor will be, occulted by the Moon for hundreds of years.

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