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2019-09-07 / 4UC 468-100405 / (754) Malabar

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Christophe Ratinaud O+ VID M250 FR GPS++ 21:41:00 21:42:56.12 21:43:02.68 21:43:26 0.40 0.40 6.56 83.3
2 show Peter Tickner O+ CCD M356 UK GPS 21:39:30 21:42:38.46 21:42:43.96 21:45:40 1.25 0.25 5.50 69.8
3 show Adrian Jones O+ VID M305 UK GPS++ 21:40:46 21:42:38.41 21:42:43.21 21:43:41 0.16 0.16 4.80 61.0
4 show John Talbot O+ VID M303 UK GPS++ 21:40:42 21:42:36.13 21:42:42.53 21:44:40 0.08 0.08 6.40 81.3
5 show Simon Kidd O- CCD M350 UK 21:41:00 21:44:30
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

5 observations found in db: euraster

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#122 : b7524a7b-1e59-493a-a7a5-94f5988dd84b [db: observed]

Using prediction b7524a7b-1e59-493a-a7a5-94f5988dd84b for map and profile fit

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Ellipse and circular profile fits to the timings (chords)

Auto-Fit Result:
Size = 97 x 71 km
a',b' = 48.3, 35.5 km
X0,Y0 = -1451.0, 34.6 km
Mean diameter = 83 km

From 4 chords (VID,CCD)








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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2019-09-07, 21:41 UT (JD = 2458734.403)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 57331.011.737 334°, -38° 2.457251e61483.40.0° 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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Map with groundtrack and observer stations

Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : b7524a7b-1e59-493a-a7a5-94f5988dd84b [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2019-09-07 at 21:48:54 UT +/- 59.42 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (754) Malabar
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4292164061077171584
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 19 19 04.5228, DE = +03 34 32.198  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.79 mag, RP = 13.17 mag, BP = 14.24 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 14.61 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 1.2 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 6.9 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 88 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 12.7 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 29° (sunlit = 68%), Sun = 123°
 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#122

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

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