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2014-08-23 / 4UC 335-172956 / (240) Vanadis

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Stefano Sposetti O+ VID M200 CH GPS++ 20:27:05 20:28:30.74 20:28:35.86 20:30:47 0.64 0.32 5.12 12.8
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#73 : 4b95818f-845a-42b3-a5e8-27fb01d5190f [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 4b95818f-845a-42b3-a5e8-27fb01d5190f [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2014-08-23 at 20:43:36 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (240) Vanadis
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4077780734160441088
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 18 33 04.4526, DE = -23 09 45.588  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.97 mag, RP = 12.93 mag, BP = 15.07 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 13.98 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.8 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 40.8 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 104 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 2.5 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 145° (sunlit = 3%), Sun = 127°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.7 mas = 1 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.88 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#73

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

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