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2012-02-03 / 2UC 35743216 / (208996) 2003 AZ84

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Ramon Naves O- CCD M300 ES 19:19:09 20:04:17
2 show Paolo Tanga O- CCD M355 FR 19:35:46 20:14:08
3 show Stefano Sposetti O- VID M400 CH 19:31:00 20:05:00
4 show Jean Lecacheux O- VID M212 FR 19:35:00 20:00:00
5 show Gerhard Dangl O- VID M254 AT 19:35:19 20:17:02
6 show Tim Haymes O- VID M300 UK 19:42:00 19:59:00
7 show Sven Andersson O- VID M280 DE 19:45:00 19:55:00
8 show Guido Wortmann O- VID M500 DE 19:29:58 20:05:05
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

8 observations found in db: euraster

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JPL#41 : 25bd71a9-438e-4a9c-bfac-145d9d32d74e [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 25bd71a9-438e-4a9c-bfac-145d9d32d74e [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2012-02-03 at 19:46:55 UT +/- 0.28 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (208996) 2003 AZ84
 Orbit Class               : TNO
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3151466548756078720
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 07 45 54.7702, DE = +11 12 43.078  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 15.34 mag, RP = 14.9 mag, BP = 15.62 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 20.37 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 5.0 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 24.5 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 607 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 24.8 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 33° (sunlit = 82%), Sun = 160°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 6.3 mas = 201 km = 0.33 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.01 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#41

 Object is a "TNOs are cool" target !
[1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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