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2025-02-21 / UCAC4 511-003714 / (1108) Demeter

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Jiri Polak O+ VID M300 CZ GPS 19:22:02 19:24:05.46 19:24:06.23 19:26:02 0.03 0.02 0.77 23.3
2 show Michal Rottenborn O+ VID M254 CZ GPS 19:22:06 19:24:05.49 19:24:06.21 19:26:06 0.02 0.02 0.72 21.7
3 show Jiri Kubanek O+ VID M303 CZ GPS 19:22:34 19:24:06.17 19:24:06.68 19:25:33 0.09 0.06 0.51 15.4
4 show Jiri Kubanek O+ VID M200 CZ GPS 19:22:39 19:24:06.68 19:24:07.09 19:25:39 0.05 0.05 0.41 12.4
5 show Oliver Kloes O+ CCD M254 DE GPS 19:22:30 19:23:58.05 19:23:58.65 19:25:30 0.15 0.15 0.60 18.1
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

5 observations found in db: sodis

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#55 : 48e3e210-86c8-11ef-78cd-4d4affa34c94 [db: asteroids]

Using prediction 48e3e210-86c8-11ef-78cd-4d4affa34c94 for map and profile fit

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Auto-Fit Result:
Size = 30 x 18 km
a',b' = 14.9, 9.2 km
X0,Y0 = 346.5, 23.5 km
Mean diameter = 23 km

From 5 chords (CCD,VID)








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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2025-02-21, 19:23 UT (JD = 2460728.308)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 44451.09.834 302°, -11° 2.45743e63298.30.0° 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

Occ by (1108) Demeter on 2025-02-21

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300 km

Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 48e3e210-86c8-11ef-78cd-4d4affa34c94 [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-02-21 at 19:21:55 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (1108) Demeter
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0072812722303722496
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 02 25 40.8140, DE = +12 06 24.269  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 11.27 mag, RP = 10.75 mag, BP = 11.62 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 17.12 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 5.9 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.9 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 25.6 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 30.2 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 142° (sunlit = 40%), Sun = 65°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.2 mas = 0 km = 0.02 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.07 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#55

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

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