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2017-06-01 / 4UC 410-071870 / (12921) 1998 WZ5

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Peter Delincak O+ CCD M400 SK GPS++ 23:45:00 23:47:33.06 23:47:35.00 23:49:00 0.15 0.15 1.94 32.6
2 show Jiri Polak O- VID M303 CZ 23:46:05 23:50:16
3 show Tim Haymes O- VID M300 UK 23:47:00 23:51:00
4 show Henk De Groot O- VID M356 NL 23:46:04 23:52:30
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

4 observations found in db: euraster

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#52 : 3505c9cf-8607-47a1-bcdb-6f758496601b [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 3505c9cf-8607-47a1-bcdb-6f758496601b [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2017-06-01 at 23:47:09 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (12921) 1998 WZ5
 Orbit Class               : JTRO
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4168478211332918272
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 17 35 29.5967, DE = -08 08 47.331  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.15 mag, RP = 12.19 mag, BP = 14.09 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.59 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 5.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 1.2 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 21 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 16.8 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 96° (sunlit = 55%), Sun = 161°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.3 mas = 4 km = 0.22 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.03 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#52

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

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