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2021-03-01 / 4UC 593-045899 / (232701) 2004 BC20

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Michal Rottenborn O+ CCD M254 CZ GPS++ 20:51:40 20:53:40.04 20:53:40.68 20:55:40 0.02 0.02 0.64 6.0
2 show Peter Nosal O- CCD M250 SK 20:51:44 20:54:05
3 show Peter Delincak O- CCD M400 SK 20:52:00 20:54:00
4 show Jan-Maarten Winkel O- VID M356 NL 20:53:33 20:55:33
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#31 : c815d916-8ea5-4bd1-be23-322828b3cbb7 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : c815d916-8ea5-4bd1-be23-322828b3cbb7 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2021-03-01 at 20:50:54 UT +/- 0.06 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (232701) 2004 BC20
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0698429890706560128
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 09 06 37.4722, DE = +28 34 56.754  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 11.2 mag, RP = 10.7 mag, BP = 11.54 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.88 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 8.7 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.3 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 3 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 9.4 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 65° (sunlit = 92%), Sun = 147°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 4.7 mas = 7 km = 2.34 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.91 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#31

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

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