Bibcode
Richichi, A.; Tasuya, O.; Irawati, P.; Soonthornthum, B.; Dhillon, V. S.; Marsh, T. R.
Bibliographical reference
The Astronomical Journal, Volume 151, Issue 1, article id. 10, 5 pp. (2016).
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2016
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Description
We report further results from the program of lunar occultation (LO)
observations started at the 2.4 m Thai National Telescope (TNT) in 2014.
We have recorded LO events of 18 stellar sources, leading to the
detection of four angular diameters and two binary stars. With two
exceptions, these are first-time determinations. We could resolve
angular diameters as small as 2 milliarcseconds (mas) and projected
separations as small as 4 mas. We discuss the individual results, in the
context of previous observations, when available. The first-time angular
diameters for o Psc, HR 6196 and 75 Leo are in good agreement with
expected values, while that of π Leo agrees with the average of
previous determinations but has a higher accuracy. We find a new
secondary in o Psc, as previously suspected from Hipparcos data. We also
obtain an accurate measurement of the companion in 31 Ari, revealing
inconsistencies in the currently available orbital parameters. The TNT,
equipped with the fast ULTRASPEC imager, is the leading facility in
Southeast Asia for high time resolution observations. The LO technique
at this telescope achieves a sensitivity of i‧ ≈ 10 mag, with a
potential to detect several hundreds of LO events per year.