#IOTA-ES ASTEROIDAL OCCULTATION - REPORT FORM 2.01 #Event #Occultation: POSITIVE #DATE: 8 September 2023 #PREDICTTIME: 08 Sep; 19:03:03 UT #STAR: UCAC4 502_141527 #ASTEROID: Limpopo #Nr: 1490 #OBSERVER #Observer1: Stefano Sposetti #Observer2: #moreObs: the event was observed live by other 8 persons #E-mail: stefanosposetti@ticino.com #Address: CH-6525 Gnosca #OBSERVING_STATION #NearestCity: Bellinzona #Countrycode: CH #Coordinates #Latitude: +46 11 53.0 #Longitude: +009 00 57.0 #Altitude: 230 #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: 3 #Aperture: 20 #FocalLength: 65 #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: 19:02:30.0 #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: D19:02:58.92 #Acc_D: 0.08 #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: R19:03:00.60 #Acc_R: 0.08 #EndObs: 19:03:15.0 #Duration: 1.68 #Exp_Time: 0.160 #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: WAT 910HX/RC #Signal/Noise: 7.0 #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: 2 #Stability _=unstated 1=Steady 2=Slight flickering 3=Strong flickering #Stability: 1 #Comments: # #EXTRA_FIELDS #Feed: Planned Observations #MpcObsCode: #Prediction: JPL#58 #ProbabilityPercent: ~50% #PredictedDurationSec: 2.2 s #DistanceCentralLineKm: #PathWidthKm: 25 km #StarAltDeg: 33° #StarAzDeg: @112° #StarConstellation: Pegasus #AsteroidMag: 14.3 #AsteroidDiameterKm: 15 #CombinedMag: 11.5 #DeltaMag: 3.0 #MoonAltitude: -16° #TelescopeType: Schmidt-Cassegrain #MountModel: fork #MountMotorDrive: no #StartObsAccSec: #EndObsAccSec: #FieldOfView: #Camera/Sensor: Videocamera WAT-910HX-RC, CCIR, 1/2", ICX429ALL sensor #Videocamera settings: Shutter = x8; Gain = 41/41; Gamma = 1.00 #Device of recording: Personal computer #Videograbber: Logilink USB Grabber VG0001, composite input #Software: Virtualdub v. 1.10.4, saved on Harddisk as Lagarith compressed file #Time insertion device: IOTA-VTI, v.1.1.42 #Timekeeping: GPS 1PPS (US Global Sat EM-406A) #Integration time: 0.160 s #LightcurveExtractionSoftware: Tangra v3.7 #LightcurveAnalysisSoftware: AOTA v4.2023.3.19 # #ErrorInTime: +/- 2 sec #StarMagnitudeInV: 11.6 #StarMagnitudeInR: 11.2 #MaxDuration: 2 sec #MagnitudeDrop: 2.8 #MagnitudeDropInR: 2.7 #EventRank: 100 #Probability: ~50% #ExtraComments: Between D-instant and R-instant a frame-recording-error occured. This problem lasted about 0.5 s and has not affected the D and R phases. The manual check between the incrusted times (made by the IOTA-VTI) on the frames and the frame number is correct. A lightcurve can be seen here: https://sposetti.ch/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023_09_08_Limpopo_Bellinzona.png