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2021-12-08 / 4UC 553-002533 / (588) Achilles

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Ferran Casarramona O+ VID M200 ES GPS++ 19:54:15 20:00:44.68 20:00:59.40 20:05:11 0.96 0.96 14.72 89.8
2 show C. Perello/A. Selva O- CCD M500 ES 19:57:10 20:01:08
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#104 : 52957b7b-7820-4520-96de-796962a5aafb [db: observed]

Using prediction 52957b7b-7820-4520-96de-796962a5aafb for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2021-12-08, 20:00 UT (JD = 2459557.333)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 39341.07.306 172°, -5° 2.451069e68488.30.0° 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] : 52957b7b-7820-4520-96de-796962a5aafb [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2021-12-08 at 20:04:50 UT +/- 0.21 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (588) Achilles
 Orbit Class               : JTRO
 Star Designation          : GDR3 2787522393164847488
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 01 14 16.0398, DE = +20 35 58.328  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 15.37 mag, RP = 14.79 mag, BP = 15.77 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 15.29 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.7 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 22.2 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 136 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 6.1 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 68° (sunlit = 27%), Sun = 127°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 6.3 mas = 18 km = 0.14 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.01 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#104

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

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