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The Occultation of BD -17° 4388 by Neptune: III. Discussion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

K. C. Freeman  and
G. LyngÅ
K. C. Freeman
Affiliation:
Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories, Australian National University, Canberra
G. LyngÅ
Affiliation:
Uppsala Southern Station, Mount Stromlo Observatory, Canberra
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The occultation of a star by a planet of similar brightness allows accurate determination of the planet’s radius R, mean density ρ and of the ratio T/μ, where T and μ are the planetary atmospheric temperature and mean molecular weight. These quantities are important for the formation theory of the planet and of its atmosphere (see e.g. Öpik).

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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 1 , Issue 5 , March 1969 , pp. 203 - 204
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Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1969

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