Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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Result of query: info cati Charon$

Details on Acronym:   C
  
C (Charon occult.)
***** Avoid the usage of C, prefer Charon
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)

Details on Acronym:   Charon
  
Charon (Charon occult.)= (C)
Write:<<Charon NNN>>
<<Charon NNN.NN>>
Object:*  (SIMBAD class: Star)
Note:Events are numbered sequentially in time, 'NNN' Nos among (Nos 10-659). The authors have 'interpolated' decimal values '.NN' for events falling chronologically between events 'NNN' Those stars occulted by both Charon and Pluto have the same number.
Ref:=1991AJ....101.2255M
byMINK D.J. , KLEMOLA A.R., BUIE M.W.
 Astron. J., 101, 2255-2261 (1991)
  Occultations by Pluto and Charon: 1990-1999.
oTable 1: <Pluto NN> N=32 among (Nos 10-49). Table 2: <Charon NN> N=28 among (Nos 10-49)
Ref:=1991AJ....102.1464D
byDUNHAM E.W. , McDONALD S.W., ELLIOT J.L.
 Astron. J., 102, 1464-1484 (1991)
  Pluto-Charon stellar occultation candidates: 1990-1995.
oTable 2: <Pluto NN.NN> N=59 new inclusions. Table 3: <Charon NN.NN> N=60 new inclusions.
Ref:=1996AJ....112..788M
byMcDONALD S.W. , ELLIOT J.L.
 Astron. J., 112, 788-796 (1996)
  Pluto-Charon stellar occultation candidates 1996-1999.
oTable 2: <Pluto NN.NN> N=52 new inclusions. Table 3: <Charon NN.NN> N=56 new inclusions
Ref:=2000AJ....119.1999M
byMcDONALD S.W. , ELLIOT J.L.
 Astron. J., 119, 1999-2007 (2000)
  Pluto-Charon stellar occultation candidates: 2000-2009.
o(Erratum) Erratum vol. 120, p. 1599 (2000)
oTable 2: <Pluto NNN> N=486 among (Nos 50-659). Table 3: <Charon NNN> N=479 among (Nos 50-659).
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database