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2020-02-10 / 4UC 610-041692 / (87) Sylvia

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Petr Zeleny O+ CCD M254 CZ NTP 21:43:30 21:46:05.58 21:46:16.86 21:48:45 0.43 0.43 11.28 133.1
2 show Malcolm Jennings O+ VID M276 UK RAD++ 21:38:00 21:47:46.78 21:48:06.06 21:55:00 1.17 1.17 19.28 227.5
3 show Peter Tickner O+ CCD M356 UK GPS 21:46:30 21:47:49.83 21:48:12.06 21:49:30 0.18 0.25 22.23 262.3
4 show Peter Birtwhistle O+ CCD M405 UK NTP 21:47:44 21:47:52.45 21:48:15.00 21:48:18 0.42 0.17 22.55 266.1
5 show Adrian Jones O+ VID M305 UK GPS++ 21:46:05 21:47:46.70 21:48:11.56 21:49:57 0.20 0.10 24.86 293.3
6 show Philip Denyer O+ VID M235 UK GPS++ 21:47:10 21:47:41.05 21:48:07.05 21:48:26 0.36 0.36 26.00 306.8
7 show John Talbot O+ VID M303 UK GPS++ 21:46:40 21:47:48.90 21:48:15.62 21:50:38 0.60 0.28 26.72 315.3
8 show Simon Kidd O+ CCD M350 UK GPS++ 21:45:45 21:47:41.14 21:48:10.66 21:50:00 0.20 0.21 29.52 348.3
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#114 : e589e6a5-90aa-4265-b153-62164d0bbd98 [db: observed]

Using prediction e589e6a5-90aa-4265-b153-62164d0bbd98 for map and profile fit

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Auto-Fit Result:
Size = 356 x 138 km
a',b' = 178.0, 69.1 km
X0,Y0 = -292.1, -8.6 km
Mean diameter = 222 km

From 8 chords (VID,CCD)








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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2020-02-10, 21:45 UT (JD = 2458890.406)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 148None5.184 71°, 66° 2.44538690762e613503.50.0° None2013-07-24 258.0 +/- 28.0 km 2007-02-27
# 7194.05.184 72°, 68° 2.44375e615140.40.0° None2017-06-19 277.0 +/- 5.0 km 2017-06-13
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] : e589e6a5-90aa-4265-b153-62164d0bbd98 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2020-02-10 at 21:46:41 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (87) Sylvia
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0880351064548876544
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 07 43 15.5117, DE = +31 53 57.595  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.33 mag, RP = 13.92 mag, BP = 14.59 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 12.64 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.2 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 22.1 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 261 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 11.8 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 52° (sunlit = 96%), Sun = 149°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.3 mas = 2 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.05 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#114

 Object is a Gaia mass determination target !
[1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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