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2019-12-05 / 4UC 537-034170 / (2634) James Bradley

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Leszek Benedyktowicz O+ VID M203 PL GPS++ 01:34:00 01:37:10.67 01:37:14.28 01:40:00 0.54 0.73 3.61 35.4
2 show Marcin Filipek O+ VID M250 PL GPS++ 01:34:30 01:37:11.55 01:37:13.71 01:39:30 0.29 0.34 2.16 21.2
3 show Jiri Kubanek O+ VID M203 CZ GPS++ 01:35:44 01:37:40.61 01:37:43.81 01:39:59 0.29 0.29 3.20 31.4
4 show Tomas Janik O+ VID M254 CZ GPS++ 01:36:07 01:37:51.55 01:37:54.11 01:40:15 0.26 0.26 2.56 25.1
5 show Jiri Polak O- VID M303 CZ 01:36:03 01:40:04
6 show Jan-Maarten Winkel O- VID M310 NL 01:37:57 01:39:57
7 show Tim Haymes O- VID M279 UK 01:38:00 01:42:00
8 show Christian Weber O- VID M254 DE 01:37:06 01:39:11
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#63 : cae7a74f-2875-421e-9b7a-2fd922529262 [db: observed]

Using prediction cae7a74f-2875-421e-9b7a-2fd922529262 for map and profile fit

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Ellipse and circular profile fits to the timings (chords)

Auto-Fit Result:
Size = 40 x 23 km
a',b' = 20.2, 11.4 km
X0,Y0 = -380.4, 22.4 km
Mean diameter = 30 km

From 4 chords (VID)








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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2019-12-05, 01:37 UT (JD = 2458822.567)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 34691.016.515 126°, -46° 2.449746e69076.60.0° None2019-09-26 not scaled 2019-05-07
# 34701.016.515 292°, -43° 2.449746e69076.60.0° 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] : cae7a74f-2875-421e-9b7a-2fd922529262 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2019-12-05 at 01:38:21 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (2634) James Bradley
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3358439369186825728
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 06 50 19.9352, DE = +17 15 48.969  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.62 mag, RP = 11.78 mag, BP = 13.38 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 15.73 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 3.2 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 4.1 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 40 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 9.8 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 110° (sunlit = 57%), Sun = 150°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.3 mas = 0 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.06 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#63

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

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