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2025-12-25 / Other J073342.11+091721.9 / (676) Melitta

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Oliver Kloes O+ CCD M254 DE ? 01:10:16 01:10:22.88 01:10:27.11 01:10:36 0.080 0.130 4.23 55.8
2 show Olivier Schreurs O+ VID M254 BE GPS 01:09:39 01:10:38.78 01:10:39.47 01:11:38 0.030 0.020 0.69 9.1
3 show Eberhard Bredner O+ VID M250 DE GPS 01:09:32 01:10:31.07 01:10:37.91 01:11:01 0.050 0.050 6.84 90.3
4 show Bernd Klemt O+ VID M200 DE GPS 01:10:00 01:10:28.72 01:10:34.16 01:11:00 0.160 0.160 5.44 71.8
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

4 observations found in db: sodis

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL83 : b425eef0-d997-11f1-43f3-039cfe873ba1 [db: observed]

Using prediction b425eef0-d997-11f1-43f3-039cfe873ba1 for map and profile fit

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Auto-Fit Result:
Size = 101 x 62 km
a',b' = 50.4, 31.2 km
X0,Y0 = -965.3, 18.3 km
Mean diameter = 79 km

From 4 chords (CCD,VID)








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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2025-12-25, 01:10 UT (JD = 2461034.549)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 56801.016.741 64°, -74° 2.457324e63710.50.0° None2020-10-05 not scaled 2019-10-23
# 56811.016.741 236°, -26° 2.457324e63710.50.0° 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] : b425eef0-d997-11f1-43f3-039cfe873ba1 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-12-25 at 01:09:44 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (676) Melitta
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3149435819499823488
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 07 33 42.1053, DE = +09 17 21.906  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 9.75 mag, RP = 9.25 mag, BP = 10.09 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 14.58 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.8 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 6.1 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 80.0 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 13.2 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 142° (sunlit = 22%), Sun = 157°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.5 mas = 0 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 2.77 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL83
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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