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OCCULTATION OF UCAC2 37688490 BY 336 Lacadiera
2012 January 03


A 5.6 second occultation was recorded by Dave Gault, using video OSD technique.

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Observers:
  1    D Gault,Hawkesbury Heights,NSW,AU
  2(P) Prediction

        

Lacadiera occultation - 2012 January 03

Discussion:

The circle above is plotted at the expected 77 km diameter of Lacadiera. With only one chord it is not possible to determine whether Dave was north or south of the central line of the event.

The figure below shows the Tangra light curve of the occultation.

Lacadiera occultation - 2012 January 03

Observational Data:

Observation details for MP ( 336 ) Lacadiera
By Star              UCAC2 37688490
On 2012-01-03  at 16:30:54.0

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Observer   Dave Gault
Location   Hawkesbury Heights,NSW,AU
Longitude  +150:38
Latitude   -33:39
Altitude   286 m
Datum      WGS84
Telescope SCT including Cass and Mak
Aperture   30 cm
Seeing     Steady Clear
Camera Type  WAT120N        PAL/CCIR
Camera Delay 0.09
Timing     GPS - time inserted Video with frame analysis
Disappearance  16:31:00.21
Reappearance   16:31:05.81
Comments: about 5 seconds late
Report prepopulated by IOTA Reporting Add-in for OW ver.1.6

        

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