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2023-08-23 / UCAC4 356-098049 / (52) Europa

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Alfonso Noschese O+ VID M300 IT GPS 19:31:30 19:33:49.200 19:34:56.000 19:37:30 1.33 2.00 66.80 334.0
2 show Andreas Schweizer O+ VID L107 CH GPS 19:30:58 19:31:46.684 19:31:55.684 19:32:58 2.138 2.138 9.00 45.0
3 show Andreas Tazreiter O+ CCD L180 AT GPS 19:28:57 19:32:41.203 19:33:13.620 19:38:31 2.172 2.172 32.42 162.1
4 show Jiri Polak O+ VID M300 CZ GPS 19:30:28 19:31:58.7 19:32:50.7 19:34:28 0.4 0.6 52.00 260.0
5 show Jiri Kubanek O+ VID M200 CZ GPS 19:30:00 19:32:06.3 19:32:51.1 19:35:03 1.1 1.1 44.80 224.0
6 show Oliver Kloes O+ CCD M254 DE GPS 19:29:36 19:31:08.41 19:31:54.33 19:34:36 4.23 4.23 45.92 229.6
7 show Zdenek Moravec O+ CCD T432 CZ GPS 19:31:24 19:32:00.0 19:32:41.6 19:33:23 0.6 0.8 41.60 208.0
8 show Christian Weber O+ VID T203 DE GPS 19:31:26 19:31:36.513 19:32:22.913 19:32:30 3.256 3.256 46.40 232.0
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

8 observations found in db: sodis

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#125 : aec4902b-6780-4e40-9b54-253ff28aa9e9 [db: observed]
JPL#125 : e06f0c08-b512-4ed7-8003-ffe8d6835e30 [db: observed]

Using prediction aec4902b-6780-4e40-9b54-253ff28aa9e9 for map and profile fit

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Auto-Fit Result:
Size = 355 x 330 km
a',b' = 177.3, 165.1 km
X0,Y0 = -3463.5, 15.4 km
Mean diameter = 342 km

From 8 chords (CCD,VID)








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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2023-08-23, 19:33 UT (JD = 2460180.315)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 135None5.630 251°, 35° 2.44535930436e614821.00.0° based on an older lightcurve data set, size from AO is 277+/-25 km2013-07-23 293.0 +/- 30.0 km 2011-03-28
# 4634.05.630 259°, 39° 2.44535930436e614821.00.0° None2017-06-19 319.0 +/- 5.0 km 2017-06-13
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] : aec4902b-6780-4e40-9b54-253ff28aa9e9 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2023-08-23 at 19:44:09 UT +/- 0.04 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (52) Europa
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4121870291458534272
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 17 29 57.6313, DE = -18 50 32.339  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.75 mag, RP = 12.74 mag, BP = 14.81 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 12.48 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.3 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 60.1 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 303 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 5.0 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 30° (sunlit = 44%), Sun = 112°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.3 mas = 2 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.97 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#125

 Object is a Gaia mass determination target !
[1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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