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2020-03-13 / 4UC 368-085418 / (100) Hekate

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Pierre Le Cam O+ CCD M250 FR GPS++ 03:55:31 03:57:33.29 03:57:36.98 03:59:31 0.19 0.13 3.69 61.3
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

1 observation found in db: euraster

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#61 : 5e372292-b006-4703-a6c6-0687fdc1615a [db: observed]

Using prediction 5e372292-b006-4703-a6c6-0687fdc1615a for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2020-03-13, 03:57 UT (JD = 2458921.665)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 30883.027.070 306°, 52° 2.443376e615545.70.0° None2019-06-25 87.0 +/- 5.0 km 2019-06-24
# 30893.027.070 104°, 51° 2.443376e615545.70.0° None2019-06-25 90.0 +/- 5.0 km 2019-06-24
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] : 5e372292-b006-4703-a6c6-0687fdc1615a [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2020-03-13 at 03:59:23 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (100) Hekate
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4136010835566331648
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 17 15 40.6123, DE = -16 30 22.775  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.58 mag, RP = 12.74 mag, BP = 14.33 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 13.2 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.6 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 5.3 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 89 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 16.6 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 38° (sunlit = 83%), Sun = 94°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.7 mas = 3 km = 0.04 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.98 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#61

 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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