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2020-01-07 / 4UC 497-025768 / (69) Hesperia

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show G. Casalnuovo et al O+ CCD M355 IT NTP 02:10:25 02:10:48.85 02:11:02.06 02:11:25 0.13 0.13 13.21 126.8
2 show Andreas Schweizer O+ CCD L107 CH GPS 02:10:42 02:11:11.55 02:11:24.55 02:13:12 2.00 1.00 13.00 124.8
3 show Stefan Meister O+ CCD M500 CH GPS 02:10:31 02:11:09.99 02:11:23.81 02:12:03 0.21 0.24 13.82 132.7
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

3 observations found in db: euraster

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#146 : bef50bb4-efbc-4e65-b674-9ba13ec0e5e7 [db: observed]

Using prediction bef50bb4-efbc-4e65-b674-9ba13ec0e5e7 for map and profile fit

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Ellipse profile fit was not successful. Trying circular fit.

Circular diameter = 136 km

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2020-01-07, 02:09 UT (JD = 2458855.590)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 319None5.655 250°, 17° 2.44338e615475.60.0° None2013-07-24 109.0 +/- 11.0 km 2011-04-21
# 320None5.655 71°, -2° 2.44338e615475.60.0° None2013-07-24 109.0 +/- 11.0 km 2011-04-21
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] : bef50bb4-efbc-4e65-b674-9ba13ec0e5e7 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2020-01-07 at 02:15:51 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (69) Hesperia
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3325884925834366976
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 06 23 50.0263, DE = +09 17 49.496  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 11.98 mag, RP = 11.15 mag, BP = 12.7 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 10.61 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.3 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 14.4 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 138 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 9.6 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 37° (sunlit = 85%), Sun = 163°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.7 mas = 1 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.96 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#146

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

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