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2022-04-22 / 4UC 415-091455 / (256) Walpurga

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Peter Nosal O+ CCD M250 SK NTP+ 02:12:09 02:15:50.02 02:15:54.77 02:17:15 0.25 0.25 4.75 47.5
2 show Peter Delincak O- CCD M400 SK 02:15:00 02:17:00
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#65 : 4116b5a0-6d3a-45d4-a275-0b4d90ddc3f3 [db: observed]
JPL#65 : 02cc23c1-e679-4573-9d04-ee110f4528f2 [db: observed]

Using prediction 4116b5a0-6d3a-45d4-a275-0b4d90ddc3f3 for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2022-04-22, 02:15 UT (JD = 2459691.594)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 40711.016.660 220°, 73° 2.448894e610797.60.0° 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] : 4116b5a0-6d3a-45d4-a275-0b4d90ddc3f3 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2022-04-22 at 02:10:54 UT +/- 0.03 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (256) Walpurga
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4252339028455435776
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 18 45 33.4866, DE = -07 04 01.502  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.15 mag, RP = 13.53 mag, BP = 14.59 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 15.05 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 1.3 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 6.4 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 63 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 10.0 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 20° (sunlit = 66%), Sun = 109°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.3 mas = 0 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.98 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#65

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

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