The occultation of a star by asteroid Malabar - 15 July 2024
Today was quite a hot day, the sky cleared in the evening and the prediction of asteroidal occultations showed a decent chance of success. And it has arrived - here are the observation results of the Malabar asteroid occultation.
The map with predicted path:_Map.png)
Light curve from video record.
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The begin of occultation was at 22:22:04.799 UTC +/- 0.136s; end at 22:22:11.298 UTC +/- 0.136s. Total duration is 6,499s +/-0.218s.
Preliminary result of processing the profile and 3D model of the asteroid:
