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2016-07-06 / 1UT395-237407 / (2879) Shimizu

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Michal Rottenborn O+ VID M203 CZ GPS++ 23:00:05 23:02:24.43 23:02:26.66 23:04:05 0.16 0.16 2.23 27.4
2 show Bjoern Kattentidt O- VID M279 DE 23:00:11 23:04:10
3 show Tomas Janik O- VID M153 CZ 23:01:15 23:03:16
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#55 : 2fa18d51-74e3-4fa5-b6b3-71952405d45e [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 2fa18d51-74e3-4fa5-b6b3-71952405d45e [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2016-07-06 at 23:03:38 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (2879) Shimizu
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4190161267827590784
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 19 51 36.3559, DE = -11 09 20.539  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.56 mag, RP = 12.01 mag, BP = 12.94 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 16.23 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 3.7 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 2.3 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 28 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 12.3 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 159° (sunlit = 8%), Sun = 164°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.7 mas = 0 km = 0.03 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.97 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#55

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

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