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2025-08-15 / UCAC4 568-015554 / (9559) 1987 DH6

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Stefan Meister O+ VID M200 CH GPS 03:02:03 03:02:25.270 03:02:25.870 03:02:48 0.050 0.050 0.60 17.1
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

1 observation found in db: sodis

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#71 : 3e80fdc0-ddb7-11f0-547e-d4c0fccb4311 [db: observed]

Using prediction 3e80fdc0-ddb7-11f0-547e-d4c0fccb4311 for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2025-08-15, 03:01 UT (JD = 2460902.626)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 58751.0205.140 242°, 73° 2.457246e63656.60.0° None2020-10-05 not scaled 2019-10-23
# 58761.0205.140 58°, 74° 2.457246e63656.60.0° 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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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 3e80fdc0-ddb7-11f0-547e-d4c0fccb4311 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-08-15 at 03:04:26 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (9559) 1987 DH6
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3415807182936132224
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 05 12 46.7423, DE = +23 27 50.578  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 11.73 mag, RP = 10.82 mag, BP = 12.58 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.34 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 7.6 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.3 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 7.0 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 28.5 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 41° (sunlit = 62%), Sun = 63°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.2 mas = 0 km = 0.07 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.23 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#71
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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