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2019-07-22 / 4UC 475-052038 / (3451) Mentor

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Carles Schnabel O+ VID M400 ES GPS++ 22:41:06 22:43:00.02 22:43:02.26 22:45:09 0.24 0.24 2.24 31.1
2 show Joan Rovira O+ VID M200 ES GPS++ 22:39:55 22:42:56.58 22:43:02.32 22:46:10 0.10 0.08 5.74 79.8
3 show Michel Boutet O+ VID M300 FR GPS++ 22:36:26 22:42:43.16 22:42:50.84 22:44:12 0.64 0.64 7.68 106.8
4 show Thomas Bellier O- CCD V112 FR 22:41:38 22:46:08
5 show Peter Birtwhistle O- CCD M405 UK 22:41:06 22:41:46
6 show Tim Haymes O- VID M203 UK 22:39:40 22:43:30
7 show Adrian Jones O- VID M305 UK 22:39:46 22:43:16
8 show Alex Pratt O- VID M279 UK 22:40:36 22:42:33
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

8 observations found in db: euraster

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#100 : 9dfe3788-e5b1-4e35-8b5e-ed4e63b5e8a0 [db: observed]

Using prediction 9dfe3788-e5b1-4e35-8b5e-ed4e63b5e8a0 for map and profile fit

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Auto-Fit Result:
Size = 134 x 77 km
a',b' = 67.0, 38.7 km
X0,Y0 = -3325.7, 9.7 km
Mean diameter = 102 km

From 3 chords (VID)








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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2019-07-22, 22:42 UT (JD = 2458687.446)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 42811.07.697 237°, 57° 2.446145e612542.40.0° None2019-09-26 not scaled 2019-05-07
# 42821.07.697 82°, 7° 2.446145e612542.40.0° 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] : 9dfe3788-e5b1-4e35-8b5e-ed4e63b5e8a0 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2019-07-22 at 22:41:14 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (3451) Mentor
 Orbit Class               : JTRO
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3671810559743190272
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 14 00 28.6920, DE = +04 52 54.035  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.78 mag, RP = 12.31 mag, BP = 13.08 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 16.27 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 3.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 4.9 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 69 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 13.9 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 158° (sunlit = 70%), Sun = 87°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.7 mas = 2 km = 0.04 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.04 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#100

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

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