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2021-02-24 / TYC 0279-00280-1 / (4387) Tanaka

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Jan-Maarten Winkel O+ VID M356 NL GPS++ 23:35:31 23:36:28.69 23:36:29.33 23:37:31 0.16 0.16 0.64 5.9
2 show Bjoern Kattentidt O- VID M279 DE 23:33:26 23:37:50
3 show Henk De Groot O- VID M356 NL 23:33:29 23:39:33
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

3 observations found in db: euraster

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#57 : 32cb294b-7697-451d-8453-0bb7ef262eb1 [db: observed]

Using prediction 32cb294b-7697-451d-8453-0bb7ef262eb1 for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2021-02-24, 23:36 UT (JD = 2459270.483)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 32011.05.628 109°, 30° 2.449338e69932.50.0° None2019-09-26 not scaled 2019-05-07
# 32021.05.628 297°, 32° 2.449338e69932.50.0° 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] : 32cb294b-7697-451d-8453-0bb7ef262eb1 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2021-02-24 at 23:29:23 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (4387) Tanaka
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3898247390277539328
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 11 55 50.9987, DE = +06 08 08.743  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 11.66 mag, RP = 11.2 mag, BP = 11.95 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 16.2 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.6 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 1.0 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 9 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 9.2 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 50° (sunlit = 93%), Sun = 159°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.7 mas = 2 km = 0.31 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.41 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#57

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

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