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2026-04-09 / TYC 5715-00589-1 / (18) Melpomene

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Karl-Ludwig Bath O+ VID T180 DE GPS 01:59:40 02:01:33.353 02:01:37.753 02:03:40 0.264 0.264 4.40 76.1
2 show Björn Kattentidt O+ VID M280 DE GPS 02:01:32 02:01:49.576 02:01:55.654 02:03:02 0.475 0.475 6.08 105.2
3 show Jiri Polak O+ VID M300 CZ NTP 02:00:57 02:01:55.12 02:02:02.48 02:03:47 0.050 0.100 7.36 127.3
4 show Jiri Kubanek O+ VID M303 CZ GPS 02:01:00 02:01:56.710 02:02:03.890 02:03:01 0.080 0.080 7.18 124.2
5 show Daniel Antuszewicz O+ VID M300 PL NTP 02:01:35 02:02:29.73 02:02:37.29 02:03:35 0.130 0.060 7.56 130.8
6 show Anna Marciniak O+ CCD M350 PL NTP 02:00:56 02:02:18.17 02:02:21.77 02:03:55 0.160 0.130 3.60 62.3
7 show Wojciech Burzynski O+ VID T600 PL GPS 02:02:24 02:02:39.60 02:02:47.40 02:03:59 0.100 0.100 7.80 134.9
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

7 observations found in db: sodis

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#139 : 364eb450-33b9-11f1-6999-b7adf5bc7f2f [db: asteroids]

Using prediction 364eb450-33b9-11f1-6999-b7adf5bc7f2f for map and profile fit

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Ellipse and circular profile fits to the timings (chords)

Auto-Fit Result:
Size = 161 x 136 km
a',b' = 80.3, 68.2 km
X0,Y0 = 1706.5, 24.9 km
Mean diameter = 148 km

From 7 chords (CCD,VID)








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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2026-04-09, 02:00 UT (JD = 2461139.583)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 993None11.570 11°, 14° 2.436249e624890.60.0° NoneNone not scaled 2016-01-04
# 18084.011.570 12°, 21° 2.436249e624890.60.0° None2017-06-19 146.0 +/- 3.0 km 2017-06-06
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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Map with groundtrack and observer stations

Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 364eb450-33b9-11f1-6999-b7adf5bc7f2f [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-04-09 at 02:03:12 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (18) Melpomene
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4198729384010811904
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 19 05 06.7312, DE = -11 55 01.726  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 11.36 mag, RP = 10.75 mag, BP = 11.81 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 10.95 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.6 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 8.1 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 140.6 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 17.3 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 18° (sunlit = 61%), Sun = 93°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.0 mas = 1 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.85 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#139
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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