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A 22.1 second occultation was recorded by Peter Litwiniuk, using Video OSD technique.
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Observers: 1 P Litwiniuk,Pakenham,Victoria,AU 2(P) Prediction 22 Jan
Discussion:
The circle above is plotted at the expected 208 km diameter of Egeria. With only one chord it is not possible to determine whether Peter was north or south of the central line of the event. However, the observation would suggest that the chord might lie within +/- 50 km of the central portion of the asteroid.
Observational Data:
Observation details for MP (13 ) Egeria By Star HIP HIP54491 On 2009-01-29 at 15:09:59.0 _______________________________ Observer P Litwiniuk Location Pakenham,Pakenham,Victoria 3810,Australia Longitude +145:29:0. Latitude -38:04:2. Altitude 62 m Datum WGS84 Telescope SCT Aperture 20 cm Seeing strong flickering V. Thin cloud (1) Timing GPS - time inserted video Disappearance 15:09:57.40 Reappearance 15:10:19.50 Comments: The air was quite turbulent and unsteady at the low altitude (14 degrees) of the target star which also appeared slightly fainter than expected. The timings were collected using the frame-by-frame advance of a VCR deck. The reappearance has a large uncertainty because I accidently recorded over it before obtaining a more precise value.