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2012-09-26 / TYC 1158-01017-1 / (2241) Alcathous

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show E. Frappa/A. Klotz O+ CCD M250 CL GPS++ 02:11:33 02:12:33.18 02:12:41.70 02:14:47 0.08 0.08 8.52 138.0
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#88 : 6b948cf6-3e7c-486d-bd35-f1289fadf981 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 6b948cf6-3e7c-486d-bd35-f1289fadf981 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2012-09-26 at 02:09:16 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (2241) Alcathous
 Orbit Class               : JTRO
 Star Designation          : GDR3 2731753853438397184
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 22 40 17.4266, DE = +13 07 54.064  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 10.2 mag, RP = 9.38 mag, BP = 10.93 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 16.0 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 5.8 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 7.1 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 115 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 16.2 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 34° (sunlit = 83%), Sun = 154°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.7 mas = 8 km = 0.08 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.98 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#88

 
 [1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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