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2022-01-03 / 4UC 475-009514 / (489) Comacina

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Carles Schnabel O+ VID M280 ES GPS++ 21:30:38 21:33:35.34 21:33:39.34 21:37:19 0.16 0.08 4.00 45.6
2 show Jordi Marco O+ CCD M235 ES NTP+ 21:31:31 21:33:31.35 21:33:39.14 21:35:31 0.60 0.60 7.79 88.8
3 show Joan Rovira O+ VID M250 ES GPS++ 21:30:20 21:33:29.19 21:33:40.87 21:36:20 0.08 0.08 11.68 133.2
4 show Antoni Selva O+ VID M200 ES GPS++ 21:31:37 21:33:31.49 21:33:43.33 21:35:36 0.32 0.32 11.84 135.0
5 show Gerard Vaudescal O- CCD M254 FR 21:32:42 21:35:10
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

5 observations found in db: euraster

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#134 : 91bade79-fa3a-4054-a4b6-95b969e508b8 [db: observed]

Using prediction 91bade79-fa3a-4054-a4b6-95b969e508b8 for map and profile fit

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Auto-Fit Result:
Size = 161 x 126 km
a',b' = 80.3, 62.9 km
X0,Y0 = -912.7, 32.2 km
Mean diameter = 142 km

From 4 chords (VID,CCD)








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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2022-01-03, 21:33 UT (JD = 2459583.398)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 809None9.023 88°, -43° 2.445801e613782.40.0° NoneNone not scaled 2016-01-04
# 810None9.023 265°, -16° 2.445801e613782.40.0° 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] : 91bade79-fa3a-4054-a4b6-95b969e508b8 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2022-01-03 at 21:31:05 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (489) Comacina
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3238879578589770112
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 05 11 23.0296, DE = +04 53 39.670  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.92 mag, RP = 12.46 mag, BP = 13.21 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 13.55 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 1.1 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 12.2 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 139 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 11.4 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 133° (sunlit = 2%), Sun = 149°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.0 mas = 1 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.99 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#134

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

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