#IOTA-ES ASTEROIDAL OCCULTATION - REPORT FORM 2.01 #Event #Occultation: POSITIVE #DATE: 18 January 2023 #PREDICTTIME: 18 Jan; 17:42:05 UT #STAR: UCAC4 570_016272 #ASTEROID: Stodola #Nr: 3981 #OBSERVER #Observer1: Stefano Sposetti #Observer2: #moreObs: #E-mail: stefanosposetti@ticino.com #Address: CH-6525 Gnosca #OBSERVING_STATION #NearestCity: Gnosca #Countrycode: CH #Coordinates #Latitude: +46 13 53.2 #Longitude: +09 01 26.5 #Altitude: 260 #Datum _blank=WGS84 N=NAD1927 E=ED1950 T=Tokyo G=GB1936 *=unspecified, or other #Datum: #Teleskop _=unstated 1=Refractor 2=Newtonian 3=SCT 4=Dobsonian 5=Binoculars 6=Other 7=None 8=eVscope #Telescope: 2 #Aperture: 42 #FocalLength: 164 #ObservingMethod _=unspecified a=Analogue & digital video b=Digital SLR-camera video c=Photometer d=Sequential images e=Drift scan f=Visual g=Other #ObservingMethod: a #Observation #StartObs: 17:39:30.0 #D D=Main Star d=second Star G=satellite main star g=satellite 2nd star N=ring C=Not Seen M=non detection +time hh:mm:ss.s #D: D17:42:14.1 #Acc_D: 0.3 #R R=Main Star r=second Star B=satellite main star b=satellite 2nd star N=ring C=Not Seen M=non detection +time hh:mm:ss.s #R: R17:42:17.1 #Acc_R: 0.3 #EndObs: 17:45:30.0 #Duration: 3.0 #Exp_Time: 0.500 #Timesource _=unspecified a=GPS b=NTP c=Telephone (fixed or mobile) d=Radio time signal e=Internal clock of recorder f=Stopwatch g=Other #Timesource: a #Camera: QHY174M-GPS #Signal/Noise: 5.7 #Weatherconditions #Wind: #Temperature: #Transparency 1=Clear 2=Fog 3=Thin cloud <2 [mag loss <2 mag.] 4=Thick cloud >2 [mag loss >2 mag. 5=Broken opaque cloud [that is, observed thru gaps in the cloud] 6=Star faint 7=By averted vision #Transparency: 1 #Stability _=unstated 1=Steady 2=Slight flickering 3=Strong flickering #Stability: 1 #Comments: Event probability = 0.1 %. Observed 1.3 mag drop instead of predicted 2.2 mag. Probably double star. # #EXTRA_FIELDS #Feed: Community Tags #MpcObsCode: 143 #Prediction: #ProbabilityPercent: 0.1 % #PredictedDurationSec: #DistanceCentralLineKm: 36 km #PathWidthKm: 26 km #StarAltDeg: 46° #StarAzDeg: @103° #StarConstellation: Taurus #AsteroidMag: #AsteroidDiameterKm: #CombinedMag: 14.2 #DeltaMag: #MoonAltitude: -51° #TelescopeType: Newtonian #MountModel: german #MountMotorDrive: yes #StartObsAccSec: #EndObsAccSec: #FieldOfView: #CameraGainDb: #CameraBinning: 2x2 #CameraWidthHeight: 900x600 #CameraRecordingFormat: ADV #ImageSensor: #TimeSource: #TimeInserter: #FrameGrabber: #RecordingSoftware: SharpCapVersion=4.0.9478.0 #LightcurveExtractionSoftware: Tangra v3.7 #LightcurveAnalysisSoftware: AOTA v4.2022.11.10 # #ErrorInTime: +/- 9 sec #StarMagnitudeInV: 14.4 #StarMagnitudeInR: 13.6 #MaxDuration: 5 sec #MagnitudeDrop: 2.2 #MagnitudeDropInR: 2.4 #EventRank: 99 #Probability: 0.1% #ExtraComments: https://sposetti.ch/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023_01_18_Stodola_Gnosca.png