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2023-09-07 / UCAC4 381-102788 / (676) Melitta

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show David Lafuente Aznar, Silvia Calavia Belloc, Samuel Lafuente Calavia O+ CCD M200 ES GPS 20:15:13 20:16:58.016 20:17:05.925 20:19:05 0.81 0.81 7.91 84.6
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: sodis

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#66 : 13216858-b1a9-40b9-8f62-bae2ea3d437b [db: observed]

Using prediction 13216858-b1a9-40b9-8f62-bae2ea3d437b for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2023-09-07, 20:15 UT (JD = 2460195.344)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 56801.016.741 64°, -74° 2.457324e62871.30.0° None2020-10-05 not scaled 2019-10-23
# 56811.016.741 236°, -26° 2.457324e62871.30.0° 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] : 13216858-b1a9-40b9-8f62-bae2ea3d437b [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2023-09-07 at 20:20:22 UT +/- 0.03 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (676) Melitta
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4147333056542943744
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 18 10 20.9777, DE = -13 55 03.035  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.39 mag, RP = 13.7 mag, BP = 14.92 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 14.71 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.9 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 7.5 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 80 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 10.7 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 164° (sunlit = 41%), Sun = 107°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.4 mas = 2 km = 0.03 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 2.32 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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