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2016-03-18 / 2UC 32827518 / (53418) 1999 PY3

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Bjoern Kattentidt O+ VID M279 DE GPS++ 21:17:06 21:20:13.17 21:20:14.45 21:22:20 0.16 0.16 1.28 21.1
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1 observation found in db: euraster

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JPL#39 : bc3aec1a-b729-4abd-9a7a-b56458b3b877 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : bc3aec1a-b729-4abd-9a7a-b56458b3b877 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2016-03-18 at 21:14:16 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (53418) 1999 PY3
 Orbit Class               : JTRO
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3316479845104067968
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 06 02 53.2342, DE = +03 03 50.307  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.35 mag, RP = 12.76 mag, BP = 13.76 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.91 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 6.6 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.9 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 15 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 16.5 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 39° (sunlit = 81%), Sun = 92°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.0 mas = 7 km = 0.53 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.38 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#39

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

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