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2018-05-20 / 4UC 435-070559 / (1030) Vitja

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Simon Kidd O+ CCD M350 UK GPS 22:43:05 22:44:25.60 22:44:28.05 22:46:05 0.04 0.04 2.45 25.7
2 show John Talbot O- VID M303 UK 22:43:30 22:46:27
3 show Jan-Maarten Winkel O- VID M310 NL 22:42:56 22:44:56
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

3 observations found in db: euraster

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#62 : 2cc1d886-0672-4c3e-ad88-781d2d907f5b [db: observed]
JPL#62 : 461d77ef-2ac9-4ad0-92d6-bc3fc806957d [db: observed]

Using prediction 2cc1d886-0672-4c3e-ad88-781d2d907f5b for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2018-05-20, 22:44 UT (JD = 2458259.447)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 33531.06.336 77°, -59° 2.448895e69364.40.0° None2019-09-26 not scaled 2019-05-07
# 33541.06.336 264°, -40° 2.448895e69364.40.0° None2019-09-26 not scaled 2019-05-07
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] : 2cc1d886-0672-4c3e-ad88-781d2d907f5b [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2018-05-20 at 22:46:21 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (1030) Vitja
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4369656880356781312
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 17 33 35.3610, DE = -03 05 51.507  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 16.42 mag, RP = 15.51 mag, BP = 17.21 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 14.98 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.3 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 6.1 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 64 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 10.5 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 126° (sunlit = 36%), Sun = 150°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.3 mas = 0 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.95 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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