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2022-05-16 / 4UC 417-061599 / (3772) Piaf

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Jan-Maarten Winkel O+ VID M356 NL GPS++ 21:13:52 21:14:52.40 21:14:54.32 21:15:53 0.32 0.32 1.92 23.4
2 show Daniel Blazewicz O- CCD M350 PL 21:13:20 21:14:40
3 show Simon Kidd O- CCD M350 UK 21:14:19 21:16:19
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#62 : 4b9b4b26-6591-427a-a9d7-f39da2d3d1e1 [db: observed]

Using prediction 4b9b4b26-6591-427a-a9d7-f39da2d3d1e1 for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2022-05-16, 21:14 UT (JD = 2459716.385)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 52481.05.376 136°, 63° 2.457401e62315.40.0° None2020-10-05 not scaled 2019-10-23
# 52491.05.376 336°, 67° 2.457401e62315.40.0° None2020-10-05 not scaled 2019-10-23
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] : 4b9b4b26-6591-427a-a9d7-f39da2d3d1e1 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2022-05-16 at 21:11:28 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (3772) Piaf
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4397042352046918400
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 15 37 32.8004, DE = -06 47 44.763  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.3 mag, RP = 12.76 mag, BP = 13.66 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 15.55 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 2.4 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 1.5 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 18 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 12.2 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 18° (sunlit = 99%), Sun = 168°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 4.0 mas = 5 km = 0.31 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.12 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#62

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

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