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2013-12-12 / 4UC 620-016776 / (84922) 2003 VS2

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show J. Lecacheux et al O+ CCD M600 FR GPS++ 19:55:01 20:13:05.10 20:13:20.97 20:25:02 0.25 0.25 15.87 395.2
2 show Carles Schnabel O- VID M400 ES 19:39:10 20:36:52
3 show C. Perello/A. Selva O- VID M500 ES 19:45:05 20:27:35
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

3 observations found in db: euraster

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JPL#36 : 78fe459e-7e40-4f66-a36b-f55632753b39 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 78fe459e-7e40-4f66-a36b-f55632753b39 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2013-12-12 at 20:13:17 UT +/- 0.09 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (84922) 2003 VS2
 Orbit Class               : TNO
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0172243311151562368
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 04 36 19.8311, DE = +33 55 55.451  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 16.07 mag, RP = 15.09 mag, BP = 17.04 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.64 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 3.6 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 21.9 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 546 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 24.9 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 44° (sunlit = 81%), Sun = 165°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 4.0 mas = 103 km = 0.19 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.99 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#36

 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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