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2014-12-26 / TYC 6176-00026-1 / (142) Polana

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Joan Rovira O+ VID M200 ES GPS++ 05:37:02 05:40:05.36 05:40:06.92 05:45:00 0.02 0.02 1.56 64.7
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#68 : 20873407-daf4-441d-b53e-dd2c9aa14998 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 20873407-daf4-441d-b53e-dd2c9aa14998 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2014-12-26 at 05:41:56 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (142) Polana
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 6305136686315042816
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 14 58 37.2069, DE = -18 46 59.937  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 10.17 mag, RP = 9.77 mag, BP = 10.42 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 15.32 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 5.2 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 1.3 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 55 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 41.5 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 103° (sunlit = 22%), Sun = 47°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.3 mas = 0 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.16 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#68

 Object is a Gaia mass determination target !
[1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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