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2016-02-18 / 2UC 42584417 / (344) Desiderata

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Reijin Aikawa O+ VIS M203 JP PHONE 18:30:58.6 18:30:59.8 0.3 1.0 1.20 16.4
2 show Hiroyuki Tomioka O+ VID M450 JP GPS++ 18:30:56.65 18:31:04.53 7.88 108.0
3 show Alex Pratt O+ VID M279 UK GPS++ 18:38:54 18:40:02.50 18:40:10.14 18:41:18 0.14 0.14 7.64 104.7
4 show Hayato Watanabe O- VID L130 JP
5 show Akira Asai O- VID M355 JP
6 show Katsuhiko Kitazaki O- VID M400 JP
7 show Akie Hashimoto O- VIS M400 JP
8 show Simon Kidd O- VID M350 UK 18:39:14 18:41:07
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

8 observations found in db: euraster

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#113 : c87d11c4-1c58-4b6c-8086-be9775b32b64 [db: observed]
JPL#113 : 3f560b9a-e53d-49ae-a852-3cc588905081 [db: observed]

Using prediction c87d11c4-1c58-4b6c-8086-be9775b32b64 for map and profile fit

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Auto-Fit Result:
Size = 261 x 111 km
a',b' = 130.7, 55.3 km
X0,Y0 = -1240.9, 9.2 km
Mean diameter = 170 km

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : c87d11c4-1c58-4b6c-8086-be9775b32b64 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2016-02-18 at 18:33:12 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (344) Desiderata
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4024255649067866624
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 11 34 35.2313, DE = +30 57 15.692  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.53 mag, RP = 11.88 mag, BP = 12.53 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 12.84 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.9 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 9.6 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 132 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 13.7 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 64° (sunlit = 84%), Sun = 152°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.0 mas = 1 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 12.83 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#113

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

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