ASTEROIDAL OCCULTATION - REPORT FORM +------------------------------+ +-------------------------------+ | EAON | | IOTA/ES | | | | INTERNATIONAL OCCULTATION | | EUROPEAN ASTEROIDAL | | TIMING ASSOCIATION | | OCCULTATION NETWORK | | EUROPEAN SECTION | +------------------------------+ +-------------------------------+ 1 DATE: 2022 Mar 24, 00:41 (UTC) STAR: TYC 2421-00831-1 mv: 11.7 mag ASTEROID: (438) Zeuxo mv: 15.2 mag (diam. 61.0 km) combined magnitude: mv: 11.7 mag delta-magnitude: mv: 3.5 mag 2 OBSERVER: Name: Stefan Meister E-mail: meister@dolphins.ch Address: Sandgruebstr. 9, CH-8193 Eglisau, Switzerland 3 OBSERVING STATION: Nearest city: Buelach, Switzerland Station: Observatory Buelach (MPC Observatory Code: 167) http://www.sternwartebuelach.ch/ Latitude: N47 31' 10.402" (WGS84) Longitude: E08 34' 14.300" (WGS84) Altitude: 550 m (MSL) (WGS84) Single station: yes Predicted observation: yes (Distance 23.8 km from C.L.) Probability: 75.8 percent +----------------------------------+ 4 TIMING OF EVENT: | | | OCCULTATION RECORDED: POSITIVE | | | +----------------------------------+ Type of event: S = Start observation I = Interrupt-start D = Disappearance B = Blink F = Flash E = End observation I = Interrupt-end R = Reappearance M = Mid-event P = Predicted time Event Time (UTC) Acc. Comments Code HH MM SS.sss S.sss S 00 41 39.463 +/- 0.001 s : Start observation (UTC) D 00:41:53.470 +/- * s : Disappearance (UTC) R 00:41:54.571 +/- * s : Reappearance (UTC) E 00 42 09.577 +/- 0.001 s : End observation (UTC) Duration: 1.101 +/- * s : (predicted: max. 4.2 s) M 00:41:54.021 +/- * s : Mid-event (UTC) P 00 41 54.767 +/- 1.817 s : Predicted time (UTC) * Accurancy with confidence intervals from PyOTE: magDrop: 3.594 +/- 0.990 (0.95 ci) snr: 2.82 D time: [00:41:53.4700] D: 0.6800 containment intervals: {+/- 0.0196} seconds D: 0.9500 containment intervals: {+/- 0.0557} seconds D: 0.9973 containment intervals: {+/- 0.1235} seconds R time: [00:41:54.5710] R: 0.6800 containment intervals: {+/- 0.0196} seconds R: 0.9500 containment intervals: {+/- 0.0557} seconds R: 0.9973 containment intervals: {+/- 0.1235} seconds Duration (R - D): 1.1010 seconds Duration: 0.6800 containment intervals: {+/- 0.0301} seconds Duration: 0.9500 containment intervals: {+/- 0.0700} seconds Duration: 0.9973 containment intervals: {+/- 0.1571} seconds 5 TELESCOPE: Type: Cassegrain Reflector f/8 Aperture: 800 mm, 11.7% obstruction Focal length: 6500 mm (with reducer) Magnification: focal (resulting field of view: 6' in x-axis) Mount: equatorial Motor drive: yes 6 TIMING & RECORDING: Time source: GPS Quality of signal: Accuracy 1 m Camera/Sensor: Digital Camera with integrated GPS-VTI (DVTI CAM Prototype V3, serial #15) Image Sensor Sony IMX174LLJ-C (1/1.2" 1920x1200 5.86um CIS) Website of the project: https://groups.io/g/d-vti-cam/ Settings: 640x400, Exposure time 100 ms, Gain +30 dB D, Binning 3x3, Format ADV 16-bit without Dark Frame, but correction algorithm "Fixed pattern noise red." applied Time insertion: Digital GNSS timestamp into image sensor data stream 7 OBSERVING CONDITIONS: Atmospheric transp.: poor Moon: 64 percent lit, distance 162 deg Wind: - Star image stability: fair Altitude of star: 13 deg Azimut of star: 301 deg in Auriga 8 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Feed: IOTA Updates Video recording software: DVTI Cam Control v5.0.1-0 Light measurement tool: PyMovie v3.3.1 and PYOTE v4.2.1 Remarks: Published by e-mail to planoccult@ls.vvs.be (Planoccult mailing list)