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2014-01-17 / 2UC 36076005 / (56) Melete

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show A. Gabel/G. Piehler O+ CCD M280 DE RAD 20:20:00 20:35:10.9 20:35:19.0 21:20:44 0.6 0.6 8.10 106.1
2 show R. Simonson et al O+ VID M250 UK GPS++ 20:33:05 20:35:53.78 20:35:57.94 20:37:01 0.32 0.32 4.16 54.5
3 show Tim Haymes O+ VID M300 UK GPS++ 20:33:00 20:35:57.27 20:35:58.44 20:38:00 0.10 0.10 1.17 15.3
4 show Bernd Gaehrken O- VID M150 DE 20:34:00 20:36:00
5 show Philip Denyer O- VID M235 UK 20:31:35 20:39:05
6 show John Talbot O- VID M200 UK 20:32:02 20:37:35
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

6 observations found in db: euraster

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#134 : 1138c7aa-54c3-4b9e-9fe2-c70054648ac5 [db: observed]

Using prediction 1138c7aa-54c3-4b9e-9fe2-c70054648ac5 for map and profile fit

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Auto-Fit Result:
Size = 136 x 113 km
a',b' = 67.9, 56.7 km
X0,Y0 = -679.4, 33.8 km
Mean diameter = 124 km

From 3 chords (VID,CCD)








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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2014-01-17, 20:34 UT (JD = 2456675.357)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 1105None18.148 103°, -27° 2.443659e613016.40.0° NoneNone not scaled 2016-01-04
# 1106None18.148 282°, -5° 2.443659e613016.40.0° NoneNone not scaled 2016-01-04
# 18513.518.148 103°, -28° 2.443659e613016.40.0° None2017-09-21 116.0 +/- 5.0 km 2017-09-21
# 18523.518.148 283°, -1° 2.443659e613016.40.0° 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] : 1138c7aa-54c3-4b9e-9fe2-c70054648ac5 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2014-01-17 at 20:32:39 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (56) Melete
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3331902621689588224
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 06 13 40.4667, DE = +12 03 53.262  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 11.96 mag, RP = 11.1 mag, BP = 12.73 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 13.41 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 1.7 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 8.7 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 113 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 13.1 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 42° (sunlit = 98%), Sun = 153°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.3 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#134

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

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