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2016-12-29 / 2UC 43934051 / (446) Aeternitas

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Henk De Groot O+ VID M356 NL GPS++ 01:38:26 01:42:29.36 01:42:34.16 01:44:38 0.17 0.17 4.80 62.4
2 show Martin Cole O+ VID M279 UK GPS++ 01:40:02 01:43:08.35 01:43:12.67 01:45:13 0.08 0.08 4.32 56.2
3 show Jerry Bardecker O- VID M305 US 01:48:00 01:56:00
4 show C. Anderson et al O- VID M610 US 01:50:02 01:53:53
5 show Gerhard Dangl O- VID M254 AT 01:40:48 01:43:51
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#107 : 12ad2bff-7e5b-43cf-9825-1511a89bbce5 [db: observed]
JPL#107 : 461fac83-a890-4237-a46e-da8effd33133 [db: observed]

Using prediction 12ad2bff-7e5b-43cf-9825-1511a89bbce5 for map and profile fit

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Auto-Fit Result:
X0,Y0 = -44.0, 34.0 km
Circular diameter = 66 km

From 2 chords (VID)








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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2016-12-29, 01:42 UT (JD = 2457751.571)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 780None15.738 194°, 57° 2.454034e63717.60.0° NoneNone not scaled 2014-08-29
# 781None15.737 356°, 52° 2.454034e63717.60.0° NoneNone not scaled 2014-08-28
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] : 12ad2bff-7e5b-43cf-9825-1511a89bbce5 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2016-12-29 at 01:46:07 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (446) Aeternitas
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0182999970848571008
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 05 32 54.7343, DE = +34 46 45.622  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.65 mag, RP = 12.21 mag, BP = 12.94 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 13.25 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 1.1 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 3.5 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 45 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 13.0 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 161° (sunlit = 0%), Sun = 162°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.7 mas = 1 km = 0.02 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.04 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#107

 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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