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2018-11-14 / 4UC 567-003546 / (1258) Sicilia

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Philip Denyer O+ VIS M235 UK GPS 19:18:30 19:20:32 19:20:36 19:21:00 3 3 4.00 45.6
2 show Peter Tickner O- CCD M300 UK 19:15:30 19:25:30
3 show Tim Haymes O- VID M300 UK 19:18:35 19:22:35
4 show Simon Kidd O- CCD M350 UK 19:19:00 19:22:00
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

4 observations found in db: euraster

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JPL#60 : 8ff0c472-585b-4355-bcae-44a2069cfef2 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 8ff0c472-585b-4355-bcae-44a2069cfef2 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2018-11-14 at 19:19:36 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (1258) Sicilia
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0098842899881695616
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 01 51 36.3242, DE = +23 13 38.330  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.34 mag, RP = 13.79 mag, BP = 14.72 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 15.44 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 1.4 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 3.9 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 45 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 11.4 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 81° (sunlit = 42%), Sun = 159°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.0 mas = 3 km = 0.07 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.11 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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