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2018-10-20 / TYC 4863-01548-1 / (1585) Union

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show E. Frappa/A. Klotz O+ CCD M250 CL GPS++ 07:32:02 07:32:48.50 07:32:49.62 07:35:14 0.07 0.07 1.12 26.5
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#70 : 334ee74f-b7b2-493c-91c1-794ea4467457 [db: observed]

Using prediction 334ee74f-b7b2-493c-91c1-794ea4467457 for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2018-10-20, 07:31 UT (JD = 2458411.813)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 46521.012.799 2°, -65° 2.45723e61181.80.0° 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] : 334ee74f-b7b2-493c-91c1-794ea4467457 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2018-10-20 at 07:35:33 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (1585) Union
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3073393625385237120
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 08 40 34.5334, DE = -01 01 34.508  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 10.86 mag, RP = 10.15 mag, BP = 11.42 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 15.0 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.2 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 2.1 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 50 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 23.7 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 149° (sunlit = 81%), Sun = 75°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.3 mas = 2 km = 0.04 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.91 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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