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Dave Gault and Tony Barry have both observed occultations by (754) Malabar from locations in western Sydney. The chords are very close together and both observers recorded durations around 5.5 seconds.
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Observers:
1 T Barry, Penrith, NSW, AU
2 D Gault,Hawkesbury Heights, NSW, AU
3(P) Prediction
Discussion:
The circle above is plotted at the expected 87 km diameter of Malabar. With the chords so close together, it is not possible to determine whether Dave and Tony were east or west of the central line of the event. The circle has been plotted on the observed chord .
The figure below shows the Dave Gault's light curve of the occultation.
Observational Data:
Observation details for MP ( 754 ) Malabar
By Star UCAC4 413-40268
On 2017-02-15 at 12:42:22.0
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Observer Tony Barry
Location
Longitude +150:43
Latitude -33:44
Altitude 65 m
Datum WGS84
Telescope SCT including Cass and Mak
Aperture 25 cm
Seeing Steady Clear
Camera Type Grasshopper Express with ADVS ADVS
Camera Delay
Timing GPS - time inserted Video, photo or photoelectric
Disappearance 12:42:12.31
Reappearance 12:42:17.91
Comments: Clear night, for a change Report prepopulated by IOTA Reporting Add-in for OW ver.1.8
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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 Watec 910BD PAL/CCIR
Camera Delay
Timing GPS - time inserted Video with frame analysis
Disappearance 12:42:12.75
Reappearance 12:42:18.51
Comments: AOTA plot included with this report. Lightcurve from 12:41:21 to 12:43:14 by Tangra v3.6.3 using AperturePhotometry/AverageBackground. Analysis by AOTA v4.2.5.0. Report prepopulated by IOTA Reporting Add-in for OW ver.1.8