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2020-12-07 / 4UC 620-003642 / (1437) Diomedes

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Henk De Groot O+ VID M356 NL GPS++ 23:18:21 23:20:19.05 23:20:28.65 23:22:22 0.64 0.64 9.60 104.6
2 show Olivier Schreurs O- VID M280 BE 23:19:19 23:21:40
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#92 : f50806dc-a8b3-465f-86eb-120e7a9a5354 [db: observed]

Using prediction f50806dc-a8b3-465f-86eb-120e7a9a5354 for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2020-12-07, 23:19 UT (JD = 2459191.472)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 42151.024.499 150°, 5° 2.451104e68087.50.0° 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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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : f50806dc-a8b3-465f-86eb-120e7a9a5354 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2020-12-07 at 23:26:01 UT +/- 0.09 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (1437) Diomedes
 Orbit Class               : JTRO
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0320073779080766208
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 01 17 12.2091, DE = +33 58 44.187  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 15.65 mag, RP = 14.88 mag, BP = 16.3 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 15.52 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.7 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 15.1 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 164 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 10.9 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 127° (sunlit = 51%), Sun = 130°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 4.0 mas = 12 km = 0.08 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.29 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#92

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

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