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2010-08-27 / 2UC 22802705 / (24) Themis

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show A. Cazaux et al O+ CCD M305 FR GPS++ 21:34:00 21:37:44.75 21:39:54 0.10
2 show Hilari Pallares O- VIS M280 ES 21:32:13 21:50:14
3 show Carles Schnabel O- VID M400 ES 21:34:12 21:40:12
4 show Ricard Casas O- VID M200 ES 21:35:06 21:40:00
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

4 observations found in db: euraster

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JPL#140 : 558bad34-c091-4c71-88aa-2bf733b1d43f [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 558bad34-c091-4c71-88aa-2bf733b1d43f [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2010-08-27 at 21:41:12 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (24) Themis
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 6771443239852093056
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 19 32 43.1838, DE = -22 43 41.303  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.43 mag, RP = 12.91 mag, BP = 13.78 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 12.79 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 18.6 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 121 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 6.5 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 78° (sunlit = 91%), Sun = 137°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.3 mas = 2 km = 0.02 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.79 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#140

 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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