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2020-02-21 / 4UC 435-046711 / (694) Ekard

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show O. Schreurs et al O+ VID M406 BE GPS++ 20:28:16 20:29:28.53 20:29:35.57 20:30:33 0.02 0.02 7.04 102.1
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

1 observation found in db: euraster

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#57 : 09a56f12-2bb1-4379-888f-f3b6a0ee7d32 [db: observed]

Using prediction 09a56f12-2bb1-4379-888f-f3b6a0ee7d32 for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2020-02-21, 20:29 UT (JD = 2458901.353)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 241None5.922 266°, 51° 2.44559e613311.40.0° None2010-04-15 not scaled 2008-01-30
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] : 09a56f12-2bb1-4379-888f-f3b6a0ee7d32 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2020-02-21 at 20:25:03 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (694) Ekard
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3066903178182800512
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 08 23 50.1328, DE = -03 01 45.808  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 11.74 mag, RP = 11.23 mag, BP = 12.08 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 14.57 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 2.9 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 6.3 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 91 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 14.5 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 155° (sunlit = 3%), Sun = 148°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.0 mas = 1 km = 0.02 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.46 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#57

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

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