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2020-04-04 / 4UC 384-084861 / (59) Elpis

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Joan Rovira O+ VID M250 ES GPS++ 03:10:00 03:13:51.99 03:14:01.59 03:18:05 0.48 0.72 9.60 76.8
2 show Eric Frappa O+ VID M203 FR GPS++ 03:12:53 03:14:05.80 03:14:25.47 03:15:40 0.32 0.16 19.67 157.4
3 show Karl-Ludwig Bath O+ CCD M180 DE NTP 03:14:01 03:15:21.66 03:15:32.79 03:17:01 0.88 1.75 11.13 89.0
4 show Oliver Kloes O+ CCD M254 DE GPS++ 03:14:01 03:15:32.89 03:15:54.50 03:17:00 0.40 0.40 21.61 172.9
5 show Wolfgang Beisker O- CCD M270 PT 03:10:10 03:15:00
6 show J.J. Castellani O- VID M400 FR 03:12:36 03:15:43
7 show Chad Ellington O- VID M250 DE 03:14:22 03:16:30
8 show Jan-Maarten Winkel O- VID M310 NL 03:14:33 03:16:33
9 show Carles Schnabel O? VID M400 ES GPS++ 03:11:47 03:13:52.55 03:13:54.63 03:15:56 0.08 0.08 2.08 16.6
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

9 observations found in db: euraster

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#135 : 5d47ae35-9b20-4629-9be9-e6efefb4a24f [db: observed]

Using prediction 5d47ae35-9b20-4629-9be9-e6efefb4a24f for map and profile fit

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Auto-Fit Result:
Size = 171 x 151 km
a',b' = 85.6, 75.4 km
X0,Y0 = 2886.3, 18.6 km
Mean diameter = 161 km

From 5 chords (VID,CCD)








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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 5d47ae35-9b20-4629-9be9-e6efefb4a24f [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2020-04-04 at 03:11:07 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (59) Elpis
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4161559843684453120
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 17 38 06.3086, DE = -13 15 08.855  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.92 mag, RP = 13.28 mag, BP = 14.39 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 13.37 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 20.5 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 165 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 8.0 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 124° (sunlit = 78%), Sun = 110°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.0 mas = 1 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.15 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#135

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

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