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2024-10-16 / UCAC4 464-008305 / (601) Nerthus

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Daniel Blazewicz O+ VID M350 PL GPS 22:46:22 22:47:28.22 22:47:32.72 22:48:43 0.03 0.05 4.50 38.2
2 show Leszek Benedyktowicz O+ VID M200 PL GPS 22:46:21 22:47:26.320 22:47:33.530 22:48:47 0.10 0.10 7.21 61.3
3 show Anna Marciniak O+ CCD M400 PL GPS 22:45:10 22:47:07.870 22:47:14.540 22:49:18 0.15 0.15 6.67 56.7
4 show Anna Marciniak O- CCD M350 PL GPS 22:46:57 22:50:30
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

4 observations found in db: sodis

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#118 : 916f3820-85fd-11ef-78cd-9889fff3f6b5 [db: asteroids]
JPL#118 : c5425090-828a-11ef-6618-e949b77b05e7 [db: asteroids]

Using prediction c5425090-828a-11ef-6618-e949b77b05e7 for map and profile fit

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Auto-Fit Result:
Size = 95 x 66 km
a',b' = 47.3, 33.1 km
X0,Y0 = 4140.9, 32.5 km
Mean diameter = 79 km

From 3 chords (VID,CCD)








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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2024-10-16, 22:47 UT (JD = 2460600.449)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 369None13.590 173°, 44° 2.450882e69718.40.0° None2011-05-02 not scaled 2011-04-21
# 370None13.590 20°, 32° 2.450882e69718.40.0° None2011-05-02 not scaled 2011-04-21
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] : c5425090-828a-11ef-6618-e949b77b05e7 [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-10-16 at 22:54:23 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (601) Nerthus
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3232334838705462272
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 04 58 40.1196, DE = +02 46 39.409  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.74 mag, RP = 12.34 mag, BP = 12.99 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 14.88 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 2.3 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 8.6 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 73 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 8.5 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 60° (sunlit = 100%), Sun = 128°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.3 mas = 0 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.03 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#118

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

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