TYC 1253-00364-1 by (153) Hilda on 2002 Dec. 31

Successful observations:
Observer:    Mitsuru Kashiwagura (JOIN:4748)
Place:       Ooe, Yamagata, Japan
Long.: 140o 08' 52.4" E, Lat.: 38o 22' 36.9" N, Height: 182m (Tokyo Datum)
Method:      Video, 30cm Schmidt Cass, Watec 902H
Time signal: GHS + TIVi
Result:      D begins 09:39:16.44
             D ends   09:39:16.47
             R begins 09:39:29.18
             R ends   09:39:29.25

Observer:    Hiromi Hamanowa, Hiroko Hamanowa (JOIN:4761,4823)
Place:       Koriyama, Fukushima, Japan
Long.: 140o 26' 00.5" E, Lat.: 37o 27' 26.8" N, Height: 260m (Tokyo Datum)
Long.: 140o 25' 48.41" E, Lat.: 37o 27' 37.72" N, Height: 260m (JGD2000=WGS84)
Method:      Video, Pellow 40cm Newtonian, F4.5, BT-10, WAT-100N CCD video camera
Time signal: Radio clock
Result:      D begins 09:39:27.100 +/- 0.067s
             D ends   09:39:27.167 +/- 0.067s
             R begins 09:39:29.200 +/- 0.067s
             R ends   09:39:29.300 +/- 0.067s
             Measured by Tsutomu Hayamizu
             The delay of the radio clock is not taken into account

Observer:    Isao Ootsuki (JOIN:4753)
Place:       Marumori, Miyagi, Japan
Long.: 140o 40' 59" E, Lat.: 37o 53' 47" N, Height: 190m (Tokyo Datum)
Long.: 140o 40' 47" E, Lat.: 37o 53' 58" N, Height: 190m  (JGD2000=WGS84)
Method:      Visual, 31cm Reflector, 40x
Time signal: GHS
Result:      D 09:39:19.7 (P.E. corrected)
             R 09:39:28.0 (P.E. corrected)

Observer:    Kiyoto Sasaki (JOIN:4780,4782)
Place:       Wakayagi, Miyagi, Japan
Long.: 141o 07' 45" E, Lat.: 38o 45' 58" N, Height: 10m (Tokyo Datum)
Method:      Video, 160mm Newtonian, F3.3, Watec CCD camera
Time signal: NTT Telephone + TIVi
Result:      D 09:39:08.266
             R 09:39:21.099

Observers:   Toshirou Satou, Masaaki Kasahara (JOIN:4785)
Place:       Ichinoseki, Iwate, Japan
Long.: 141o 08' 04.0" E,  Lat.: 38o 56' 01.1" N,  Height: 30m (Tokyo Datum)
Method:      200mm R200SS
Time signal: NTT Telephone + TIVi, accuracy confirmed by GHS
Result:      D 09:39:07.115 +/-0.033s
             R 09:39:20.125 +/-0.033s

Negative observations:
Observer:    Akira Yaeza (JOIN:4752,4762)
Place:       Hitachioota, Ibaraki, Japan
Long.: 140o 33' 29.8" E, Lat.: 36o 31' 50.0" N, Height: 35m (Tokyo Datum)
Long.: 140o 33' 17.8" E, Lat.: 36o 32' 01.3" N, Height: 35m (JGD2000=WGS84)

Observer:    Masayuki Ishida (JOIN:4767)
Place:       Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan
Long.: 135o 55' 37.9" E, Lat.: 35o 02' 25.9" N, Height: 80m (Tokyo Datum)

Observer:    Yuuji Nakamura (JOIN:4783)
Place:       Fujiwara, Mie, Japan
Long.: 136o 29' 29.9" E, Lat.: 35o 13' 04.8" N, Height: 180m (Tokyo Datum)