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2002-02-24 / TYC 0797-00215-1 / (56) Melete

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Laurent Brunetto O+ CCD M254 FR RAD 01:40:00 01:47:32.7 01:47:40.4 02:00:00 7.70 100.1
2 show Emilio Hidalgo O- VIS M158 ES 01:38:00 01:58:00
3 show Ricard Casas O- CCD M500 ES
4 show Raymond Poncy O- FR
5 show Claudio Cremaschini O- VIS M203 IT 01:45:00 01:51:00
6 show Hazel McGee O- VIS M305 UK 01:47:00 01:51:00
7 show Chris Hills O- VIS M160 UK 01:46:00 01:52:00
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

7 observations found in db: euraster

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#134 : 6dc2eb24-c22b-4940-a4c3-bee75950ace7 [db: observed]

Using prediction 6dc2eb24-c22b-4940-a4c3-bee75950ace7 for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2002-02-24, 01:46 UT (JD = 2452329.574)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 1105None18.148 103°, -27° 2.443659e68670.60.0° NoneNone not scaled 2016-01-04
# 1106None18.148 282°, -5° 2.443659e68670.60.0° NoneNone not scaled 2016-01-04
# 18513.518.148 103°, -28° 2.443659e68670.60.0° None2017-09-21 116.0 +/- 5.0 km 2017-09-21
# 18523.518.148 283°, -1° 2.443659e68670.60.0° None2017-09-21 116.0 +/- 5.0 km 2017-09-21
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] : 6dc2eb24-c22b-4940-a4c3-bee75950ace7 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2002-02-24 at 01:49:49 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (56) Melete
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0596584568167871360
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 08 34 52.0307, DE = +08 52 40.407  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 10.57 mag, RP = 10.01 mag, BP = 10.95 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 13.43 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 2.9 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 8.7 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 113 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 13.0 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 23° (sunlit = 85%), Sun = 152°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.0 mas = 3 km = 0.03 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.1 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#134

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

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