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1997-09-20 / PPM 97385 / (21) Lutetia

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Stephen Brincat O+ VIS M250 MT RAD 03:51:21.3 03:51:24.2 2.90 75.4
2 show Joaquim Garcia O- VIS M400 PT 03:44:00 03:58:00
3 show Angel Flores O- VIS M207 ES 03:40:36
4 show Alex Roca O- VIS M100 ES 03:35:00 04:05:00
5 show Pierre Jonquet O- VIS M280 FR 03:47:30 04:02:00
6 show Franco Tulipani O- VIS L120 IT 03:35:00 04:08:00
7 show Christophe Marlot O- VIS M115 FR 03:41:00 04:05:00
8 show Gerard Faure O- VIS M205 FR 03:39:00 04:00:00
9 show Regis Neel O- ? M310 FR 03:50:00 04:02:00
10 show Patrick Degrelle O- VIS M153 FR 03:38:16 04:05:06
11 show F.R. Van Loo O- VIS M250 BE 03:40:00 04:00:00
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

11 observations found in db: euraster

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#131 : 2088485a-8560-4096-b994-120ff95e0604 [db: observed]

Using prediction 2088485a-8560-4096-b994-120ff95e0604 for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 1997-09-20, 03:51 UT (JD = 2450711.660)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 120None8.168 54°, -7° 2.44482235116e65889.30.0° None2010-07-21 not scaled 2010-07-19
# 282None8.168 52°, -6° 2.44482235116e65889.30.0° None2010-07-21 99.0 +/- 5.0 km 2010-07-19
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] : 2088485a-8560-4096-b994-120ff95e0604 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 1997-09-20 at 03:53:32 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (21) Lutetia
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0869232218854294144
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 07 20 29.0098, DE = +22 27 23.782  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 8.13 mag, RP = 7.19 mag, BP = 9.05 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 12.86 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.7 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 3.7 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 96 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 26.0 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 64° (sunlit = 84%), Sun = 69°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.1 mas = 2 km = 0.02 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.93 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#131

 
 [1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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