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2019-07-28 / 4UC 343-133579 / (586) Thekla

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Peter Tickner O+ CCD M356 UK GPS 21:46:56 21:48:37.23 21:48:45.58 21:50:42 1.17 1.00 8.35 73.5
2 show Tim Haymes O+ VID M203 UK GPS++ 21:47:00 21:48:37.07 21:48:45.07 21:49:55 0.96 0.64 8.00 70.4
3 show Simon Kidd O+ CCD M350 UK GPS++ 21:47:01 21:48:30.99 21:48:39.80 21:50:00 0.2 0.2 8.81 77.5
4 show O. Schreurs et al O- VID M406 BE 21:46:45 21:49:45
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

4 observations found in db: euraster

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#65 : 2d4a1b2f-8133-411d-a6c6-e5730af72eaf [db: observed]
JPL#65 : 43f6aa26-3cb8-4a6e-ba9c-f2049e203e5c [db: observed]

Using prediction 2d4a1b2f-8133-411d-a6c6-e5730af72eaf for map and profile fit

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Ellipse profile fit was not successful. Trying circular fit.

Circular diameter = 81 km

From 3 chords (VID,CCD)








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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2019-07-28, 21:48 UT (JD = 2458693.408)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 1060None13.682 232°, 36° 2.450109e68584.40.0° NoneNone not scaled 2016-01-04
# 1061None13.682 55°, 32° 2.450109e68584.40.0° 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] : 2d4a1b2f-8133-411d-a6c6-e5730af72eaf [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2019-07-28 at 21:49:03 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (586) Thekla
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4090807709213575296
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 18 13 17.8136, DE = -21 33 57.131  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.37 mag, RP = 12.39 mag, BP = 14.35 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 14.57 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 1.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 9.4 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 82 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 8.8 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 169° (sunlit = 14%), Sun = 148°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.7 mas = 1 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.94 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#65

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

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