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1997-02-18 / PPM 68862 / (445) Edna

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Wim Nobel O+ VIS L75 NL PHONE 22:38:00 22:43:09.0 22:43:16.7 22:50:00 7.70 146.3
2 show Jose-Maria Fernandez O- VIS M200 ES 22:25:00 22:55:00
3 show Rui Goncalves O- VIS M254 PT 22:30:00 22:45:00
4 show Rui Goncalves O- VID L48 PT 22:30:00 22:45:15
5 show Joaquim Garcia O- VIS M400 PT 23:30:00 23:50:00
6 show Angels Escuer O- VIS L80 ES 22:28:00 22:35:00
7 show Philippe Bernascolle O- VIS B80 FR 22:29:01 22:48:37
8 show Raymond Dusser O- VIS M100 FR 22:30:30 22:50:00
9 show Christophe Ratinaud O- VIS M115 FR 22:29:40 22:50:12
10 show Patrick Degrelle O- VIS M153 FR 22:39:26 22:51:37
11 show Mark Armstrong O- ? ? UK
12 show Tim Polfliet O- VIS M250 BE 22:32:38 22:48:54
13 show Roger Pickard O- ? ? UK 22:39:00 22:52:00
14 show Martin Burger O- ? ? UK 22:35:00 22:51:00
15 show Bill Worraker O- ? ? UK 22:40:00 22:50:00
16 show Dennis Gill O- ? ? UK 22:40:00 22:50:00
17 show Henk Bulder O- VIS M300 NL 22:30:00 22:50:00
18 show Alex Scholten O- ? M200 NL 22:38:45 22:50:20
19 show Jonathan Shanklin O- ? L300 UK 22:37:00 22:51:00
20 show Gary Poyner O- VIS M400 UK 22:30:00 23:00:00
21 show Graham Hewick O- ? ? UK 22:36:00 22:53:00
22 show Tim Naylor O- UK
23 show Andrew Hollis O- ? M130 UK 22:34:00 22:53:00
24 show Richard Miles O- VIS M280 UK 22:36:00 22:53:00
25 show Fiona Vincent O- ? ? UK 22:38:00 22:50:00
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

25 observations found in db: euraster

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#62 : ee3d64a7-5962-4803-b50d-b28e6f361028 [db: observed]

Using prediction ee3d64a7-5962-4803-b50d-b28e6f361028 for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 1997-02-18, 22:42 UT (JD = 2450498.446)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 39521.019.976 10°, -45° 2.450856e6-357.60.0° None2019-09-26 not scaled 2019-05-07
Q: model quality flag (0-5, 5=highest) | P: rotation period | λ,β: ecl. lon. and lat. of spin axis (J2000) | JD: initial time (epoch) | φ0: initial rotation angle for JD0

 
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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : ee3d64a7-5962-4803-b50d-b28e6f361028 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 1997-02-18 at 22:40:45 UT +/- 0.05 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (445) Edna
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0216896093265184512
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 03 52 39.7140, DE = +32 24 30.824  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 6.49 mag, RP = 5.85 mag, BP = 6.94 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 14.79 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 8.3 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 4.6 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 87 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 19.0 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 52° (sunlit = 89%), Sun = 93°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.0 mas = 1 km = 0.02 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.0 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#62

 Object is a "TNOs are cool" target !
[1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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