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2024-12-04 / UCAC4 474-009491 / (256) Walpurga

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Jiri Kubanek O+ VID M303 CZ GPS 00:18:36 00:20:03.5 00:20:06.6 00:21:35 0.4 0.4 3.10 43.4
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#72 : 96b32310-c35a-11ef-5276-ee651ffc7e2c [db: observed]
JPL#70 : 8b225990-8565-11ef-78cd-7bb9ffff257c [db: asteroids]
JPL#70 : 1b1af000-8266-11ef-6618-1b75fdf55619 [db: asteroids]

Using prediction 96b32310-c35a-11ef-5276-ee651ffc7e2c for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2024-12-04, 00:20 UT (JD = 2460648.514)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 40711.016.660 220°, 73° 2.448894e611754.50.0° None2019-09-26 not scaled 2019-05-07
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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Occ by (256) Walpurga on 2024-12-04

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300 km

Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 96b32310-c35a-11ef-5276-ee651ffc7e2c [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-12-04 at 00:22:18 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (256) Walpurga
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3238830100566685312
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 05 14 00.7585, DE = +04 38 00.957  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.72 mag, RP = 14.27 mag, BP = 15.0 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 14.66 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.7 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 4.5 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 63.3 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 14.0 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 145° (sunlit = 8%), Sun = 161°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.3 mas = 0 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.99 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#72

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

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