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2017-10-23 / TYC 0638-00660-1 / (154) Bertha

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Ted Swift O+ VID M200 US GPS++ 02:37:00 02:37:59.91 02:38:09.18 02:39:00 0.02 0.02 9.27 150.2
2 show Jerry Bardecker O+ VID M203 US GPS++ 02:35:37 02:37:58.32 02:38:06.72 02:39:38 0.04 0.04 8.40 136.1
3 show R. Bush/J. Bean O+ VID M356 US GPS++ 02:37:31 02:37:56.09 02:38:06.31 02:38:30 0.03 0.02 10.22 165.6
4 show Steve Messner O+ VID M200 US GPS++ 02:36:01 02:36:57.57 02:37:00.86 02:38:01 0.01 0.01 3.29 53.3
5 show Fausto Delucchi O+ VIS M300 CH RAD+ 02:29:15 02:29:48.12 02:29:58.43 02:31:00 10.31 167.0
6 show Alberto Ossola O+ VID M230 CH GPS++ 02:28:30 02:29:48.35 02:29:59.13 02:31:31 0.20 0.06 10.78 174.6
7 show Andrea Manna O+ VID M200 CH GPS++ 02:25:50 02:29:48.76 02:30:00.01 02:32:26 0.02 0.02 11.25 182.2
8 show Stefano Sposetti O+ VID M280 CH GPS++ 02:29:28 02:29:48.60 02:29:59.89 02:35:42 0.01 0.01 11.29 182.9
9 show Richard Nolthenius O- VID M203 US 02:37:00 02:38:59
10 show E. Frappa/A. Klotz O- CCD M250 FR 02:29:09 02:32:22
11 show Steve Messner O- VID M150 US 02:36:01 02:38:01
12 show Pietro Baruffetti O- VID M200 IT 02:27:42 02:31:42
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

12 observations found in db: euraster

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#67 : 93f06ce7-bd12-457e-a4b0-4743e1d81a85 [db: observed]

Using prediction 93f06ce7-bd12-457e-a4b0-4743e1d81a85 for map and profile fit

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Auto-Fit Result:
Size = 203 x 181 km
a',b' = 101.5, 90.7 km
X0,Y0 = -114.8, 36.6 km
Mean diameter = 192 km

From 8 chords (VID,VIS)








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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2017-10-23, 02:37 UT (JD = 2458049.609)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 939None25.229 234°, 32° 2.44434e613709.60.0° NoneNone not scaled 2016-01-04
# 940None25.229 28°, 34° 2.44434e613709.60.0° 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] : 93f06ce7-bd12-457e-a4b0-4743e1d81a85 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2017-10-23 at 02:32:49 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (154) Bertha
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0074828470714735744
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 02 24 51.9476, DE = +13 53 20.503  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 9.83 mag, RP = 9.17 mag, BP = 10.33 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 12.59 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 2.8 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 11.4 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 185 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 16.2 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 151° (sunlit = 10%), Sun = 171°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 3.7 mas = 6 km = 0.04 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.56 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#67

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

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