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2022-08-28 / 4UC 413-076941 / (256) Walpurga

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Olivier Schreurs O+ VID M406 BE GPS++ 20:25:25 20:26:21.2 20:26:27.4 20:27:25 0.3 0.3 6.20 53.3
2 show Roland Boninsegna O- VID M400 BE 20:25:05 20:28:03
3 show Jan-Maarten Winkel O- VID M356 NL 20:25:19 20:27:20
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#65 : ec668492-21b5-4052-b642-86fa30c32ab1 [db: observed]

Using prediction ec668492-21b5-4052-b642-86fa30c32ab1 for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2022-08-28, 20:26 UT (JD = 2459820.351)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 40711.016.660 220°, 73° 2.448894e610926.40.0° 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] : ec668492-21b5-4052-b642-86fa30c32ab1 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2022-08-28 at 20:33:19 UT +/- 0.04 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (256) Walpurga
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4171248121646337152
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 18 01 21.6850, DE = -07 27 14.741  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 15.47 mag, RP = 14.33 mag, BP = 16.86 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 15.05 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.6 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 7.3 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 63 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 8.6 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 96° (sunlit = 2%), Sun = 114°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.7 mas = 1 km = 0.02 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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