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2016-12-16 / 4UC 496-009059 / (490) Veritas

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Peter Lindner O+ VID M305 DE GPS++ 20:31:10 20:34:08.05 20:34:14.13 20:37:18 0.32 0.64 6.08 73.6
2 show Guy Brabant O- VID M203 FR 20:30:03 20:40:10
3 show Stefano Sposetti O- VID M280 CH 20:30:12 20:37:05
4 show Maurice Audejean O- VID M320 FR 20:34:34 20:36:29
5 show Peter Delincak O- CCD M400 SK 20:31:00 20:36:00
6 show Karel Halir O- VID M507 CZ 20:31:30 20:36:30
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#62 : 215b97a5-c857-4275-85b4-5d2377560fe3 [db: observed]

Using prediction 215b97a5-c857-4275-85b4-5d2377560fe3 for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2016-12-16, 20:33 UT (JD = 2457739.356)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 833None7.928 56°, 34° 2.450995e66744.40.0° NoneNone not scaled 2016-01-04
# 834None7.928 231°, 43° 2.450995e66744.40.0° NoneNone not scaled 2016-01-04
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] : 215b97a5-c857-4275-85b4-5d2377560fe3 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2016-12-16 at 20:32:09 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (490) Veritas
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3291290823985504384
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 04 55 36.9441, DE = +09 09 07.474  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.68 mag, RP = 13.1 mag, BP = 14.07 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 13.14 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 9.5 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 116 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 12.1 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 51° (sunlit = 89%), Sun = 162°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.7 mas = 1 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.08 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#62

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

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