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2025-11-24 / UCAC4 482-051022 / (1180) Rita

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Marcin Filipek O+ VID M250 PL GPS 02:45:12 02:45:41.54 02:45:43.94 02:46:12 0.050 0.050 2.40 66.2
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#81 : c92dd370-ddb8-11f0-547e-43419765e50c [db: observed]

Using prediction c92dd370-ddb8-11f0-547e-43419765e50c for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2025-11-24, 02:45 UT (JD = 2461003.615)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 44761.014.898 112°, 4° 2.45732e63683.60.0° None2020-10-05 not scaled 2019-10-23
# 44771.014.897 279°, -8° 2.45732e63683.60.0° 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] : c92dd370-ddb8-11f0-547e-43419765e50c [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-11-24 at 02:48:30 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (1180) Rita
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3895460678057119232
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 12 07 26.7675, DE = +06 17 21.007  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.19 mag, RP = 11.68 mag, BP = 12.54 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 16.61 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.4 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 1.6 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 45.0 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 27.6 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 105° (sunlit = 13%), Sun = 63°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.3 mas = 4 km = 0.10 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.34 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#81
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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