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2018-11-02 / 4UC 406-127582 / (137) Meliboea

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show F. Van Den Abbeel O+ VID M200 BE GPS++ 17:33:30 17:34:26.53 17:34:28.45 17:35:30 0.32 0.32 1.92 50.9
2 show David Briggs O+ VID M406 UK GPS 17:32:13 17:34:07.55 17:34:11.91 17:34:30 4.36 115.5
3 show Tim Haymes O+ VID M300 UK GPS++ 17:33:00 17:34:07.72 17:34:12.36 17:35:00 0.08 0.08 4.64 123.0
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#130 : 74085c63-a414-4d74-b30e-b03d8a177d28 [db: observed]

Using prediction 74085c63-a414-4d74-b30e-b03d8a177d28 for map and profile fit

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Auto-Fit Result:
Size = 132 x 122 km
a',b' = 66.1, 61.2 km
X0,Y0 = -335.4, 16.6 km
Mean diameter = 127 km

From 3 chords (VID)








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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 74085c63-a414-4d74-b30e-b03d8a177d28 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2018-11-02 at 17:34:06 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (137) Meliboea
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4195154906042666496
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 19 54 33.5706, DE = -08 54 26.057  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.92 mag, RP = 13.16 mag, BP = 14.54 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 13.41 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 5.5 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 145 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 26.5 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 139° (sunlit = 28%), Sun = 79°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.3 mas = 2 km = 0.02 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.98 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#130

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

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