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2016-09-21 / TYC 0672-00455-1 / (688) Melanie

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Oliver Kloes O+ VID M254 DE GPS++ 04:07:33 04:08:31.45 04:08:36.77 04:09:37 0.09 0.03 5.32 38.8
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

1 observation found in db: euraster

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JPL#100 : 755a374b-6a3d-429a-977d-312792c5c946 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 755a374b-6a3d-429a-977d-312792c5c946 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2016-09-21 at 04:14:06 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (688) Melanie
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3306036958539964800
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 04 26 59.5413, DE = +11 01 31.669  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 11.02 mag, RP = 10.32 mag, BP = 11.57 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 15.88 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.9 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 5.7 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 41 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 7.3 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 9° (sunlit = 75%), Sun = 111°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.3 mas = 0 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.33 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#100

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

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