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2020-03-28 / 4UC 582-011771 / (416) Vaticana

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Oliver Kloes O+ CCD M254 DE GPS++ 19:33:16 19:33:48.84 19:33:50.44 19:34:15 0.40 0.40 1.60 45.0
2 show O. Schreurs et al O+ VID M406 BE GPS++ 19:32:35 19:33:43.40 19:33:46.41 19:34:44 0.16 0.28 3.01 84.6
3 show Jiri Kubanek O- VID M203 CZ 19:31:54 19:35:56
4 show Jiri Polak O- VID M303 CZ 19:31:52 19:35:53
5 show Michal Rottenborn O- VID M303 CZ 19:31:51 19:35:51
6 show Bjoern Kattentidt O? VID M279 DE GPS++ 19:33:15 19:33:55.80 19:33:58.84 19:34:46 0.16 0.48 3.04 85.4
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

6 observations found in db: euraster

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#130 : a3da40ba-99ac-4069-892c-dfc87ce82e59 [db: observed]

Using prediction a3da40ba-99ac-4069-892c-dfc87ce82e59 for map and profile fit

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Auto-Fit Result:
Size = 186 x 24 km
a',b' = 93.2, 12.1 km
X0,Y0 = 609.6, 113.1 km
Mean diameter = 67 km

From 3 chords (VID,CCD)








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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2020-03-28, 19:33 UT (JD = 2458937.315)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 216None5.372 291°, 12° 2.446287e612650.30.0° None2010-04-15 not scaled 2007-06-12
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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Map with groundtrack and observer stations

Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : a3da40ba-99ac-4069-892c-dfc87ce82e59 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2020-03-28 at 19:31:14 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (416) Vaticana
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0150579736629516544
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 04 20 42.4715, DE = +26 23 30.773  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.05 mag, RP = 13.21 mag, BP = 14.21 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 14.14 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.8 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 3.0 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 86 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 28.1 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 13° (sunlit = 17%), Sun = 59°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.7 mas = 7 km = 0.09 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.19 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#130

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

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