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2020-11-13 / 4UC 597-019502 / (1540) Kevola

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Philippe Ronceret O+ CCD V112 FR NTP 21:23:00 21:27:09.20 21:27:11.78 21:27:26 0.74 0.74 2.58 25.3
2 show Pierre Le Cam O- CCD M250 FR 21:25:30 21:29:30
3 show Andreas Schweizer O- CCD L107 CH 21:25:57 21:27:52
4 show Stefan Meister O- CCD M500 CH 21:25:57 21:26:43
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

4 observations found in db: euraster

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#46 (23-01-08) : 576bc730-b941-4f81-a61d-de4bc11d9889 [db: observed]

Using prediction 576bc730-b941-4f81-a61d-de4bc11d9889 for map and profile fit

Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2020-11-13, 21:26 UT (JD = 2459167.388)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 34621.020.084 64°, -81° 2.450956e68211.40.0° None2019-09-26 not scaled 2019-05-07
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] : 576bc730-b941-4f81-a61d-de4bc11d9889 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2020-11-13 at 21:18:58 UT +/- 0.03 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (1540) Kevola
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3445719736071028352
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 05 27 34.9858, DE = +29 17 07.402  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.17 mag, RP = 11.56 mag, BP = 12.61 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 15.23 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 3.1 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 4.5 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 44 km  (src: astorb+H10)
 Speed of the shadow       : 9.8 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 129° (sunlit = 3%), Sun = 149°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.7 mas = 3 km = 0.09 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.92 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#46 (23-01-08)

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

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