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2018-04-19 / 2UC 18745640 / (29) Amphitrite

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Jiri Kubanek O+ VID M203 SK GPS++ 02:27:59 02:32:12.56 02:32:45.56 02:36:03 0.32 0.40 33.00 148.5
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

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#164 : 7638bfe4-584e-4d41-8cb1-36bad12e83bb [db: observed]

Using prediction 7638bfe4-584e-4d41-8cb1-36bad12e83bb for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2018-04-19, 02:31 UT (JD = 2458227.605)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 1243.05.390 322°, -28° 2.437962e620265.60.0° None2017-05-30 not scaled 2017-05-30
# 17924.05.390 324°, -26° 2.43893525536e619292.30.0° None2017-05-30 206.0 +/- 3.0 km 2017-05-30
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] : 7638bfe4-584e-4d41-8cb1-36bad12e83bb [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2018-04-19 at 02:50:17 UT +/- 0.04 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (29) Amphitrite
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4049884848502583936
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 18 04 39.1116, DE = -31 02 17.727  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 11.38 mag, RP = 10.29 mag, BP = 12.63 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 10.7 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 47.4 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 212 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 4.5 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 155° (sunlit = 12%), Sun = 118°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.7 mas = 4 km = 0.02 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.6 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#164

 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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