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2018-09-20 / 4UC 452-006665 / (1428) Mombasa

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Alberto Ossola O+ VID M230 CH GPS++ 04:20:00 04:21:25.70 04:21:31.06 04:23:00 0.16 0.32 5.36 45.6
2 show Stefano Sposetti O- VID M280 CH 04:16:54 04:24:05
3 show Arnaud Leroy O- VID M200 FR 04:19:00 04:21:00
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#60 : 4c3d70ef-d5c0-4051-8f07-c05dd199b47f [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 4c3d70ef-d5c0-4051-8f07-c05dd199b47f [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2018-09-20 at 04:25:10 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (1428) Mombasa
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3278657121847540608
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 04 31 09.8486, DE = +00 22 15.991  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 11.48 mag, RP = 10.79 mag, BP = 12.01 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 14.79 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 3.4 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 6.7 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 57 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 8.5 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 121° (sunlit = 79%), Sun = 110°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.0 mas = 2 km = 0.05 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.01 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#60

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

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