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2024-12-26 / UCAC4 623-017040 / (1284) Latvia

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Deborah Smith O+ CCD M300 ES NTP 04:08:11 04:08:12.9656 04:10:32 0.14
2 show Deborah Smith O+ CCD M280 ES NTP 04:06:12 04:08:10.156 04:08:14.176 04:10:12 0.055 0.055 4.02 32.2
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

2 observations found in db: sodis

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#99 : a0d2bb20-c35b-11ef-5276-ff88fdfe7207 [db: observed]
JPL#97 : be979ac0-86f9-11ef-78cd-03e0ffafc620 [db: asteroids]
JPL#97 : 05134790-82f6-11ef-6618-bf4c7fffdc93 [db: asteroids]

Using prediction be979ac0-86f9-11ef-78cd-03e0ffafc620 for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2024-12-26, 04:08 UT (JD = 2460670.672)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 45351.09.551 105°, 32° 2.457248e63422.70.0° 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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Map with groundtrack and observer stations

Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : be979ac0-86f9-11ef-78cd-03e0ffafc620 [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-12-26 at 04:19:57 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (1284) Latvia
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0176206432094715136
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 04 24 46.0817, DE = +34 24 45.954  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 10.9 mag, RP = 9.98 mag, BP = 11.8 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 13.25 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 2.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 4.6 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 37 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 8.0 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 149° (sunlit = 21%), Sun = 152°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.7 mas = 0 km = 0.02 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.12 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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