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2025-03-04 / UCAC4 328-089401 / (188) Menippe

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Stefan Meister O+ VID M500 CH GPS 03:22:22 03:22:52.306 03:22:54.278 03:23:22 0.039 0.039 1.97 39.0
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#95 : 5c1f6020-8551-11ef-78cd-d4faaff79db5 [db: asteroids]

Using prediction 5c1f6020-8551-11ef-78cd-d4faaff79db5 for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2025-03-04, 03:22 UT (JD = 2460738.640)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 327None11.976 32°, 48° 2.448677e612061.60.0° None2011-05-02 not scaled 2011-04-21
# 328None11.976 198°, 25° 2.448677e612061.60.0° 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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Occ by (188) Menippe on 2025-03-04

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 5c1f6020-8551-11ef-78cd-d4faaff79db5 [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-03-04 at 03:24:39 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (188) Menippe
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4113305400750215040
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 16 54 46.1798, DE = -24 25 33.012  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.28 mag, RP = 12.48 mag, BP = 13.97 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 14.36 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 1.4 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 2.0 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 38.6 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 19.8 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 145° (sunlit = 22%), Sun = 89°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.3 mas = 0 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.02 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#95

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

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