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2026-05-27 / UCAC4 390-123697 / (409) Aspasia

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Simon Kidd O+ VID M350 GB GPS 02:15:30 02:15:56.6 02:16:23.9 02:17:10 0.700 0.400 27.30 161.1
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#136 : e6b94a00-33c6-11f1-6999-1699eecd92cc [db: asteroids]

Using prediction e6b94a00-33c6-11f1-6999-1699eecd92cc for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2026-05-27, 02:15 UT (JD = 2461187.594)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 215None9.021 3°, 30° 2.44431e616877.60.0° None2011-04-11 173.0 +/- 17.0 km 2011-03-28
# 7154.09.021 4°, 29° 2.44431e616877.60.0° None2017-06-19 164.0 +/- 3.0 km 2017-06-19
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] : e6b94a00-33c6-11f1-6999-1699eecd92cc [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-05-27 at 01:59:52 UT +/- 0.04 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (409) Aspasia
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4186882554213048192
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 19 38 05.1740, DE = -12 01 02.721  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.12 mag, RP = 12.23 mag, BP = 13.92 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 11.44 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.2 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 27.6 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 161.6 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 5.9 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 96° (sunlit = 84%), Sun = 131°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.7 mas = 2 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.01 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#136
 Note                      : FP:true

 Object is a Gaia mass determination target !
[1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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