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2024-10-03 / UCAC4 634-021327 / (1284) Latvia

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show William Stewart O+ VID M279 GB GPS 22:54:19 22:55:15.400 22:55:20.200 22:56:18 0.08 0.08 4.80 40.8
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#99 : 0ebec890-c357-11ef-5276-c41a77be7eb2 [db: observed]
JPL#97 : bd2741e0-86f9-11ef-78cd-fba0bfff2c11 [db: asteroids]
JPL#97 : 03846a30-82f6-11ef-6618-7a2285ef9102 [db: asteroids]

Using prediction bd2741e0-86f9-11ef-78cd-fba0bfff2c11 for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2024-10-03, 22:55 UT (JD = 2460587.455)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 45351.09.551 105°, 32° 2.457248e63339.50.0° 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] : bd2741e0-86f9-11ef-78cd-fba0bfff2c11 [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-10-03 at 22:58:52 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (1284) Latvia
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0186500467975841024
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 05 05 23.2674, DE = +36 47 59.501  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.86 mag, RP = 12.47 mag, BP = 13.09 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 14.16 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 1.6 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 4.3 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 37 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 8.5 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 124° (sunlit = 1%), Sun = 112°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.3 mas = 0 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.92 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#97

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

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