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2023-09-07 / UCAC4 435-119829 / (4867) Polites

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Roland BONINSEGNA O+ VID M400 BE GPS 22:46:29 22:47:59.34 22:48:02.38 22:49:24 0.06 0.06 3.04 56.8
2 show Jean Bourgeois O+ VID M200 BE GPS 22:47:15 22:47:58.00 22:48:01.20 22:48:30 0.64 0.64 3.20 59.8
3 show Zdenek Moravec, Bohuslav Matouš O+ CCD T432 CZ GPS 22:46:30 22:47:24.55 22:47:27.85 22:48:27 0.15 0.15 3.30 61.7
4 show Tomas Janik O+ VID M153 CZ GPS 22:46:07 22:47:23.87 22:47:27.87 22:49:51 0.16 0.16 4.00 74.8
5 show Josselin Desmars O- VID M200 FR GPS 22:47:13 22:49:13
6 show Arnaud Leroy O- VID M250 FR GPS 22:46:30 22:49:30
7 show Jiri Polak O- VID M300 CZ GPS 22:45:30 22:49:30
8 show Michal Rottenborn O- VID M254 CZ GPS 22:45:27 22:49:27 0.0 0.0
9 show Jiri Kubanek O- VID M303 CZ GPS 22:45:25 22:49:28
10 show Jan Manek O- VID M355 CZ GPS 22:45:20 22:49:20
11 show Daniel Blazewicz O- VID M350 PL GPS 22:46:12 22:48:06
12 show Zdenek Sikac O- VID T150 CZ NTP 22:45:06 22:49:01
13 show Olivier Schreurs O- VID M250 BE GPS 22:46:57 22:49:00
14 show Philip Denyer O- VID M235 GB GPS 22:46:27 22:49:56
15 show Daniel Antuszewicz O- VID M200 PL NTP 22:45:32 22:48:31
16 show Christian Weber O- CCD M254 DE GPS 22:47:08 22:48:11
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

16 observations found in db: sodis

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#50 : 893c84b6-23f5-498b-9100-3762d2fa0458 [db: observed]

Using prediction 893c84b6-23f5-498b-9100-3762d2fa0458 for map and profile fit

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Auto-Fit Result:
Size = 101 x 10 km
a',b' = 50.6, 4.8 km
X0,Y0 = 360.2, 22.5 km
Mean diameter = 31 km

From 4 chords (VID,CCD)








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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 893c84b6-23f5-498b-9100-3762d2fa0458 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2023-09-07 at 22:47:49 UT +/- 0.04 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (4867) Polites
 Orbit Class               : JTRO
 Star Designation          : GDR3 2649327216210931456
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 22 45 36.8260, DE = -03 00 10.150  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.34 mag, RP = 12.89 mag, BP = 13.64 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 16.81 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 3.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 1.8 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 34 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 18.7 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 105° (sunlit = 40%), Sun = 174°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 15.7 mas = 47 km = 1.38 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.93 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#50

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

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