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2016-07-31 / TYC 5801-00973-1 / (24) Themis

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Karel Halir O+ VID M507 CZ GPS++ 02:11:30 02:12:47.94 02:13:03.62 02:14:30 0.04 0.04 15.68 207.0
2 show Jiri Polak O+ VID M200 CZ GPS++ 01:54:22 02:12:48.90 02:13:06.34 01:58:04 0.08 0.08 17.44 230.2
3 show Radim Neuvirt O+ VID M432 CZ GPS++ 02:11:22 02:12:47.35 02:13:04.07 02:14:00 0.08 0.08 16.72 220.7
4 show Tomas Janik O+ VID M153 CZ GPS++ 02:11:11 02:12:46.52 02:13:03.56 02:15:12 0.24 0.16 17.04 224.9
5 show E. Frappa/A. Klotz O- CCD M250 FR 02:12:40 02:15:58
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#140 : 5b0ed2de-c123-440e-97d2-2ec406acf369 [db: observed]
JPL#140 : 1d349cb2-f825-4f69-9aa8-f88b8a7b827e [db: observed]

Using prediction 5b0ed2de-c123-440e-97d2-2ec406acf369 for map and profile fit

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Auto-Fit Result:
Size = 239 x 114 km
a',b' = 119.4, 57.1 km
X0,Y0 = 1574.8, 27.9 km
Mean diameter = 165 km

From 4 chords (VID)








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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 5b0ed2de-c123-440e-97d2-2ec406acf369 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2016-07-31 at 02:17:33 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (24) Themis
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 6840516901065412736
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 21 55 54.9756, DE = -13 39 50.087  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 10.47 mag, RP = 9.82 mag, BP = 10.95 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 12.43 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 2.1 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 9.2 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 121 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 13.2 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 126° (sunlit = 9%), Sun = 162°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.0 mas = 1 km = 0.02 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.8 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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