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2023-06-13 / UCAC4 416-086833 / (676) Melitta

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Zdenek Moravec, Bohuslav Matous O+ CCD T432 CZ GPS 21:16:00 21:16:58.63 21:17:06.68 21:17:59 0.18 0.13 8.05 78.1
2 show Olivier Schreurs O- VID M410 BE GPS 21:16:39 21:18:40
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: sodis

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#66 : 5a4b4de4-b596-422e-836c-5f02e05938b7 [db: observed]
JPL#73 : 300df9c0-c335-11ef-5276-5321ff771a35 [db: observed]
JPL#73 : a8018690-c335-11ef-5276-70f0537f1cbc [db: observed]
JPL#73 : d7e64490-c335-11ef-5276-88d6eefdb12d [db: observed]

Using prediction 5a4b4de4-b596-422e-836c-5f02e05938b7 for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2023-06-13, 21:15 UT (JD = 2460109.385)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 56801.016.741 64°, -74° 2.457324e62785.40.0° None2020-10-05 not scaled 2019-10-23
# 56811.016.741 236°, -26° 2.457324e62785.40.0° 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] : 5a4b4de4-b596-422e-836c-5f02e05938b7 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2023-06-13 at 21:12:45 UT +/- 0.03 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (676) Melitta
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4252785395793248512
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 18 42 31.2453, DE = -06 50 33.225  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.62 mag, RP = 12.6 mag, BP = 14.67 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 13.95 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.9 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 8.3 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 80.0 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 9.7 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 110° (sunlit = 19%), Sun = 156°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.0 mas = 1 km = 0.02 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.92 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#66

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

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