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2021-08-20 / 4UC 657-025602 / (1437) Diomedes

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Stefan Meister O+ CCD M500 CH GPS++ 22:48:55 22:49:18.22 22:49:23.24 22:49:55 0.36 0.36 5.02 115.0
2 show Gregor Krannich O+ CCD M350 DE GPS++ 22:46:32 22:49:16.46 22:49:20.06 22:51:27 0.70 0.70 3.60 82.4
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 : b8a3ddf2-35ec-4e49-ac95-4897a51f861e [db: observed]

Using prediction b8a3ddf2-35ec-4e49-ac95-4897a51f861e for map and profile fit

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Auto-Fit Result:
X0,Y0 = 2340.6, 12.4 km
Circular diameter = 125 km

From 2 chords (CCD)








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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2021-08-20, 22:48 UT (JD = 2459447.450)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 42151.024.499 150°, 5° 2.451104e68343.50.0° 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] : b8a3ddf2-35ec-4e49-ac95-4897a51f861e [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2021-08-20 at 22:50:40 UT +/- 0.03 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (1437) Diomedes
 Orbit Class               : JTRO
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0203293072845936896
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 04 47 56.8869, DE = +41 17 57.316  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.97 mag, RP = 13.46 mag, BP = 14.31 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 16.01 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 2.2 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 7.2 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 164 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 22.9 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 127° (sunlit = 97%), Sun = 73°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.3 mas = 1 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.0 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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