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Moon. This occurs in spates every 9.3 years, due to lunar precession. The last spate was in 2026, each one limited to certain areas on Earth.

Occultations by Mercury and Venus are possible but rare, as are occultations by asteroids. Seven other stars which have a Bayer designation are less than 0.9° from the ecliptic

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