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2012-06-25 / 2UC 24882019 / (60558) Echeclus

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Jan-Maarten Winkel O+ VID M310 NL GPS++ 23:34:00 23:36:45.29 23:36:47.81 23:39:00 1.29 1.29 2.52 43.1
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

1 observation found in db: euraster

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JPL#112 : ee45440d-8f6d-4312-ae98-79eb95f2def3 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : ee45440d-8f6d-4312-ae98-79eb95f2def3 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2012-06-25 at 23:37:27 UT +/- 0.04 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (60558) Echeclus
 Orbit Class               : CEN
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4122820922313712256
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 17 24 26.1130, DE = -18 10 21.065  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.61 mag, RP = 12.72 mag, BP = 14.43 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 17.86 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.3 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 2.9 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 50 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 17.1 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 92° (sunlit = 37%), Sun = 166°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.0 mas = 4 km = 0.09 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.89 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#112

 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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