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2018-05-14 / 2UC 25587179 / (113) Amalthea

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1 show Simon Kidd O- CCD M350 UK 03:06:14 03:09:00
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1 observation found in db: euraster

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JPL#144 : 742e161a-a66b-40c3-9456-59e4417d3418 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 742e161a-a66b-40c3-9456-59e4417d3418 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2018-05-14 at 03:09:21 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (113) Amalthea
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4123876758371572736
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 17 44 49.5518, DE = -16 42 19.637  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.4 mag, RP = 11.42 mag, BP = 13.38 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 11.57 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.4 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 9.3 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 46 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 5.0 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 129° (sunlit = 2%), Sun = 146°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.0 mas = 0 km = 0.02 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.92 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#144

 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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