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2020-11-19 / 4UC 414-141860 / (212) Medea

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Rui Goncalves O+ VID M254 PT GPS++ 20:57:25 20:58:13.17 20:58:23.08 20:59:19 1.07 1.07 9.91 131.8
2 show Carles Schnabel O- CCD M400 ES 20:57:39 21:01:02
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

2 observations found in db: euraster

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#106 : ba43d258-ae22-49cb-950b-074f3e4aa852 [db: observed]

Using prediction ba43d258-ae22-49cb-950b-074f3e4aa852 for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2020-11-19, 20:57 UT (JD = 2459173.373)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 1091None10.284 40°, -24° 2.445234e613939.40.0° NoneNone not scaled 2016-01-04
# 1092None10.284 220°, -33° 2.445234e613939.40.0° NoneNone not scaled 2016-01-04
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] : ba43d258-ae22-49cb-950b-074f3e4aa852 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2020-11-19 at 20:53:27 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (212) Medea
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 2616590666243421824
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 22 18 29.3326, DE = -07 14 52.578  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.3 mag, RP = 13.76 mag, BP = 14.68 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 14.0 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.6 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 10.3 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 136 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 13.3 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 34° (sunlit = 27%), Sun = 96°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.0 mas = 3 km = 0.03 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.13 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#106

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

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