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2024-12-27 / UCAC4 575-023790 / (2718) Handley

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Jiri Kubanek O+ VID M303 CZ GPS 02:27:25 02:28:50.8 02:28:53.02 02:30:25 0.4 0.12 2.22 33.7
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#58 : c6fd1480-885f-11ef-78cd-cca0de4d4075 [db: asteroids]
JPL#58 : a967c030-8361-11ef-6618-6a1dcfea3d84 [db: asteroids]

Using prediction a967c030-8361-11ef-6618-6a1dcfea3d84 for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2024-12-27, 02:28 UT (JD = 2460671.603)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 20161.513.098 261°, -53° 2.44819e612481.60.0° None2018-07-19 not scaled 2018-07-18
# 20171.513.098 84°, -52° 2.44819e612481.60.0° None2018-07-19 not scaled 2018-07-18
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] : a967c030-8361-11ef-6618-6a1dcfea3d84 [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-12-27 at 02:32:30 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (2718) Handley
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3426550407976167040
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 06 05 46.3511, DE = +24 58 16.308  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.62 mag, RP = 12.98 mag, BP = 14.11 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 16.84 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 3.3 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 1.7 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 26 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 15.2 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 140° (sunlit = 14%), Sun = 175°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.1 mas = 0 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.01 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#58

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

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