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2023-11-28 / UCAC4 457-121889 / (798) Ruth

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show William Stewart O+ VID M279 GB GPS 20:04:05 20:05:14.000 20:05:17.200 20:06:31 0.6 0.6 3.20 27.5
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#67 : 3f770531-3612-4126-b243-7865f8609159 [db: observed]

Using prediction 3f770531-3612-4126-b243-7865f8609159 for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2023-11-28, 20:04 UT (JD = 2460277.336)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 10633.08.551 84°, 27° 2.447533e612744.30.0° None2017-04-03 not scaled 2016-01-04
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] : 3f770531-3612-4126-b243-7865f8609159 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2023-11-28 at 20:04:33 UT +/- 0.03 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (798) Ruth
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 2645525998355665664
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 23 28 42.9002, DE = +01 14 10.334  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.94 mag, RP = 14.44 mag, BP = 15.28 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 15.23 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.9 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 5.0 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 43 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 8.6 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 90° (sunlit = 98%), Sun = 107°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.3 mas = 4 km = 0.10 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.09 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#67

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

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