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    Uranus (redirect from SAO 158687)
    discovery was serendipitous; they planned to use the occultation of the star SAO 158687 (also known as HD 128598) by Uranus to study its atmosphere. When their...
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  • decade or so. SAO 67174 is Vega. SAO 113271 is Betelgeuse. SAO 40012 is HD 277559. SAO 158687 is the star that was occulted by Uranus in March 1977, leading...
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    and was serendipitous. They planned to use the occultation of the star SAO 158687 by Uranus to study the planet's atmosphere. When their observations were...
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    international recognition for precision. In 1977 the occultation of the star SAO 158687 was observed by Joseph Churms from the former Royal Observatory, and these...
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