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2018-11-18 / TYC 4966-01346-1 / (856) Backlunda

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Jan-Maarten Winkel O+ VID M310 NL GPS++ 05:30:56 05:31:55.03 05:31:56.36 05:32:56 0.09 0.09 1.33 61.4
2 show Esdert Edens O- VID M235 NL 05:29:00 05:35:00
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#99 : e3a07062-491d-4ce9-96e4-a3d9791431e4 [db: observed]

Using prediction e3a07062-491d-4ce9-96e4-a3d9791431e4 for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2018-11-18, 05:30 UT (JD = 2458440.729)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 1083None12.029 42°, 44° 2.445736e612704.70.0° NoneNone not scaled 2016-01-04
# 1084None12.029 226°, 73° 2.445736e612704.70.0° NoneNone not scaled 2016-01-04
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] : e3a07062-491d-4ce9-96e4-a3d9791431e4 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2018-11-18 at 05:33:35 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (856) Backlunda
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3662722413240136576
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 13 39 02.6148, DE = -00 09 39.563  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 10.26 mag, RP = 9.44 mag, BP = 10.97 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 15.75 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 5.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 1.1 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 52 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 46.2 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 151° (sunlit = 74%), Sun = 34°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.3 mas = 2 km = 0.05 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.1 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#99

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

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