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2024-08-12 / UCAC4 581-007994 / (792) Metcalfia

#	OBS	Observer	Occ	Meth.	Instr.	CC	TSRC	UT1	UT2	UT3	UT4	UT2E	UT3E	Dur.	Chrd
1	show	Alfonso Noschese	O+	VID	M300	IT	GPS	00:14:02	00:14:31.460	00:14:33.130	00:15:01	0.05	0.08	1.67	35.1

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

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JPL#79 : 37bb5b90-ddb5-11f0-547e-5893e7ed0625 [db: observed]

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2024-08-12, 00:14 UT (JD = 2460534.510)

DAMIT	Q	P (h)	λ, β	JD0	JD-JD0	φ0	Version	Modified	Vol-equiv D	Cmnt
# 488	None	9.178	274°, -13°	2.443957e6	16577.5	0.0°	None	None	not scaled	2013-02-11
# 489	None	9.178	88°, -14°	2.443957e6	16577.5	0.0°	None	None	not scaled	2013-02-11

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] : 37bb5b90-ddb5-11f0-547e-5893e7ed0625 [observed] Occultation Date + Time : 2024-08-12 at 00:17:23 UT +/- 0.0 min [1] Object Designation : (792) Metcalfia Orbit Class : MBA Star Designation : GDR3 0069636027053399296 Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 03 30 36.1014, DE = +26 08 27.610 [2] Star Magnitudes : G = 13.41 mag, RP = 12.83 mag, BP = 13.82 mag Object Magnitude : V = 15.36 mag Estimated Magnitude Drop : 2.1 mag Estimated Max. Duration : 2.9 sec Object Mean Diameter : 60.7 km (src: astorb) Speed of the shadow : 21.0 km/s Elongation to Moon & Sun : 166° (sunlit = 44%), Sun = 83° Cross-track uncertainty : 0.3 mas = 0 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig) RUWE and duplicate source : 0.93 mas, dup.src = 0 (0:false, 1:true) Ephemeris Reference : JPL#79 Note : FP:true [1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

Event Details

Occultation UUID [and DB] : 37bb5b90-ddb5-11f0-547e-5893e7ed0625 [observed] Occultation Date + Time : 2024-08-12 at 00:17:23 UT +/- 0.0 min [1] Object Designation : (792) Metcalfia Orbit Class : MBA Star Designation : GDR3 0069636027053399296 Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 03 30 36.1014, DE = +26 08 27.610 [2] Star Magnitudes : G = 13.41 mag, RP = 12.83 mag, BP = 13.82 mag Object Magnitude : V = 15.36 mag Estimated Magnitude Drop : 2.1 mag Estimated Max. Duration : 2.9 sec Object Mean Diameter : 60.7 km (src: astorb) Speed of the shadow : 21.0 km/s Elongation to Moon & Sun : 166° (sunlit = 44%), Sun = 83° Cross-track uncertainty : 0.3 mas = 0 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig) RUWE and duplicate source : 0.93 mas, dup.src = 0 (0:false, 1:true) Ephemeris Reference : JPL#79 Note : FP:true [1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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