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2008-02-05 / TYC 0736-01033-1 / (409) Aspasia

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Roberto Di Luca O+ VID M250 IT GPS++ 21:04:00 21:09:40.0 21:10:01.0 21:13:00 0.16 0.16 21.00 138.6
2 show Gerardo Sbarufatti O+ VID M279 IT RAD+ 21:02:00 21:09:59.18 21:10:19.26 21:15:00 20.08 132.5
3 show Gerard Faure O+ VIS M203 FR RAD 21:09:00 21:10:43.36 21:11:04.25 21:12:00 20.89 137.9
4 show Eric Frappa O+ VID M203 FR GPS++ 21:08:05 21:10:42.91 21:11:03.96 21:14:00 0.02 0.03 21.05 138.9
5 show Simone Bolzoni O+ VIS M200 IT RAD 21:07:00 21:10:07.2 21:10:28.0 21:14:00 0.5 4 20.80 137.3
6 show Michel Boutet O- VIS M300 FR 21:06:00 21:16:00
7 show Jacques Sanchez O- VIS M200 FR 21:06:00 21:16:00
8 show Claude Ninet O- CCD M280 FR 21:00:00 21:20:00
9 show Stefano Sposetti O- CCD M400 CH 21:10:00 21:11:20
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

9 observations found in db: euraster

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#124 : f19eb1a9-a34e-4101-a263-d87428b6da29 [db: observed]
JPL#124 : a53af262-bbf7-4012-be9b-916817cf7760 [db: observed]

Using prediction f19eb1a9-a34e-4101-a263-d87428b6da29 for map and profile fit

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Circular diameter = 160 km

From 5 chords (VID,VIS)








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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2008-02-05, 21:08 UT (JD = 2454502.381)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 215None9.021 3°, 30° 2.44431e610192.40.0° None2011-04-11 173.0 +/- 17.0 km 2011-03-28
# 7154.09.021 4°, 29° 2.44431e610192.40.0° None2017-06-19 164.0 +/- 3.0 km 2017-06-19
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] : f19eb1a9-a34e-4101-a263-d87428b6da29 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2008-02-05 at 21:09:53 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (409) Aspasia
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3330670588851563776
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 06 26 08.5687, DE = +11 06 04.731  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 10.8 mag, RP = 10.12 mag, BP = 11.33 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 11.84 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 1.4 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 24.5 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 162 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 6.6 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 152° (sunlit = 2%), Sun = 139°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.0 mas = 2 km = 0.02 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.03 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#124

 Object is a Gaia mass determination target !
[1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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