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2025-03-18 / UCAC4 458-047101 / (4231) Fireman

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Michal Rottenborn O+ VID M254 CZ GPS 20:24:32 20:26:32.43 20:26:32.97 20:28:32 0.02 0.02 0.54 3.8
2 show Zdenek Sikac O- VID T150 CZ NTP 20:25:00 20:29:00
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#58 : fb25d6c0-89bd-11ef-78cd-fdf4fee66482 [db: asteroids]

Using prediction fb25d6c0-89bd-11ef-78cd-fdf4fee66482 for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2025-03-18, 20:26 UT (JD = 2460753.351)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 43631.0339.580 72°, -43° 2.451312e69441.40.0° None2019-09-26 not scaled 2019-05-07
# 43641.0339.530 258°, -36° 2.451312e69441.40.0° 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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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : fb25d6c0-89bd-11ef-78cd-fdf4fee66482 [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-03-18 at 20:19:22 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (4231) Fireman
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3844257413687520000
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 09 23 28.4636, DE = +01 31 26.173  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.28 mag, RP = 11.83 mag, BP = 12.56 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 17.09 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.8 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 1.9 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 13.3 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 7.0 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 85° (sunlit = 82%), Sun = 142°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.3 mas = 0 km = 0.03 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.11 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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