464 Megaira is an asteroid. It was discovered by Max Wolf on January 9, 1901. Its provisional name was 1901 FV. Jump to: navigation, search An asteroid is a small, solid object in our Solar System, orbiting the Sun. ... Maximilian Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf (June 21, 1863 – October 3, 1932) was a German astronomer. ... Jump to: navigation, search January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
On 2004 Mar 28 UT, the 74 km diameter asteroid (464) Megaira will occult a 10.6 mag star in the constellation Gemini for observers along a path across Australia.
In the case of an occultation, the combined light of the asteroid and the star will drop by 4.6 mag to 15.2 mag (the magnitude of the asteroid) for at most 4.3 seconds.
This post has been edited by megaira: Oct 26 2003, 02:15 PM
It is somewhat similar to megaira's, made with 4 eggs and 1 quart half and half, but with half the bread (calls for 8 ounce baguette) and half the pumpkin (1 15 ounce can).
I think it looks good, except that I wondered whether I want my pudding made with something as crusty as a baguette.