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2019-03-22 / 4UC 351-063280 / (2241) Alcathous

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show E. Frappa/A. Klotz O+ CCD M250 CL GPS++ 23:55:26 23:56:00.97 23:56:09.08 23:58:44 0.23 0.15 8.11 128.9
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

1 observation found in db: euraster

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JPL#88 : 11fc65c6-4ac8-4106-afb1-91aabddee7f4 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 11fc65c6-4ac8-4106-afb1-91aabddee7f4 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2019-03-22 at 23:52:15 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (2241) Alcathous
 Orbit Class               : JTRO
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3545055388959637632
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 11 33 48.3046, DE = -19 52 21.956  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.52 mag, RP = 11.83 mag, BP = 13.05 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 15.36 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 2.9 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 7.2 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 115 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 15.9 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 36° (sunlit = 95%), Sun = 159°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 3.0 mas = 8 km = 0.07 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.03 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#88

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

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