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2011-05-14 / 1B 745-220584857 / (50000) Quaoar

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show V. Tsamis et al O- CCD M400 GR 01:00:08 01:30:28
2 show Carles Schnabel O- VID M400 ES 01:03:32 01:26:25
3 show R. Casas et al O- CCD M500 ES 01:04:59 01:25:05
4 show W. Beisker/E. Hummel O- CCD M620 FR 00:48:00 01:20:25
5 show Gerhard Dangl O- CCD M254 AT 01:03:59 01:27:15
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

5 observations found in db: euraster

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#45 : 4ca6050c-6b51-4224-a08b-6e8779ae991a [db: observed]

Using prediction 4ca6050c-6b51-4224-a08b-6e8779ae991a for map and profile fit

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 4ca6050c-6b51-4224-a08b-6e8779ae991a [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2011-05-14 at 01:12:22 UT +/- 0.09 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (50000) Quaoar
 Orbit Class               : TNO
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4136825092666494720
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 17 28 13.2532, DE = -15 26 03.489  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 16.93 mag, RP = 16.25 mag, BP = 17.44 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.84 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 2.1 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 53.5 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 1126 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 21.0 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 77° (sunlit = 84%), Sun = 150°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.7 mas = 82 km = 0.07 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.03 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#45

 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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