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2018-04-20 / 4UC 492-026334 / (1712) Angola

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show R. Greimel/T. Ratzka O+ VID M500 AT GPS++ 20:27:22 20:32:35.41 20:32:37.97 20:37:22 0.32 0.32 2.56 64.3
2 show Karel Halir O- VID M507 CZ 20:20:00 20:25:00
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

2 observations found in db: euraster

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#70 : ef73a53b-5eb1-4f4f-82ee-18babaa9496d [db: observed]

Using prediction ef73a53b-5eb1-4f4f-82ee-18babaa9496d for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2018-04-20, 20:32 UT (JD = 2458229.356)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 46881.011.531 347°, -6° 2.45723e6999.40.0° None2020-10-05 not scaled 2019-10-23
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] : ef73a53b-5eb1-4f4f-82ee-18babaa9496d [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2018-04-20 at 20:29:34 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (1712) Angola
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3325528860162747136
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 06 26 55.4923, DE = +08 19 10.240  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.54 mag, RP = 12.98 mag, BP = 13.94 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 16.56 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 3.1 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 2.4 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 60 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 25.1 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 12° (sunlit = 27%), Sun = 67°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.0 mas = 2 km = 0.05 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.01 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#70

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

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