Astrometric Microlensing Events Predicted from Gaia DR2

From the Gaia DR2 catalogue we predict astrometric microlensing events by foreground stars with high proper motion (µ_tot >150mas/yr) passing a background source in the next decades. Using Gaia DR2 photometry we determine an approximate mass of the lens, which we use to calculate the expected microlensing effects. This yields 3914 microlensing events by 2875 different lenses between 2010 and 2065 with expected shifts larger than 0.1 mas between the lensed and unlensed positions of the source. 513 of those are expected to happen between 2014.5 - 2026.5 and might be measured by Gaia. For 127 events we also expect a magnification between 1 mmag and 3 mag.
Coordinates (as h m s, d m s or decimal degrees), or SIMBAD-resolvable object
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Mean magnitude of the lens in the integrated G band from Gaia DR2.
Mean magnitude of the lensed object in the integrated G band from Gaia DR2.
Estimated time of the closest approach.
Estimated distance at closest approach.
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This work has made use of data from the European Space Agency (ESA) mission Gaia, processed by the Gaia Data Processing and Analysis Consortium (DPAC). Funding for the DPAC has been provided by national institutions, in particular the institutions participating in the Gaia Multilateral Agreement.