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2022-06-13 / 4UC 341-114568 / (149) Medusa

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Olivier Schreurs O+ VID M406 BE GPS++ 00:21:55 00:22:52.90 00:22:54.34 00:23:54 0.16 0.16 1.44 14.4
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

1 observation found in db: euraster

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#65 : f337afc9-6ccb-4215-a39e-eeecf0c14aac [db: observed]
JPL#65 : 37c3fce6-0bcc-4228-bd72-246f8c2b0655 [db: observed]

Using prediction f337afc9-6ccb-4215-a39e-eeecf0c14aac for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2022-06-13, 00:22 UT (JD = 2459743.515)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 570None26.046 173°, -78° 2.4449e614843.50.0° NoneNone not scaled 2013-02-11
# 571None26.045 306°, -67° 2.4449e614843.50.0° NoneNone not scaled 2013-02-11
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] : f337afc9-6ccb-4215-a39e-eeecf0c14aac [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2022-06-13 at 00:23:16 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (149) Medusa
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4070513615179298944
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 17 50 16.6720, DE = -21 48 01.688  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.78 mag, RP = 12.51 mag, BP = 15.62 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 13.18 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 2.0 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 20 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 10.0 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 27° (sunlit = 97%), Sun = 174°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.7 mas = 0 km = 0.03 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.2 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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