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2021-05-04 / 4UC 361-085252 / (52235) 1979 MW2

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show J.J. Castellani O+ VID M400 FR GPS++ 02:25:21 02:26:13.84 02:26:15.76 02:26:50 0.16 0.16 1.92 15.4
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#35 : 24b2fa90-f676-41b8-8a28-240138a07c87 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 24b2fa90-f676-41b8-8a28-240138a07c87 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2021-05-04 at 02:23:21 UT +/- 0.04 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (52235) 1979 MW2
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4134710250760179456
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 17 11 15.8363, DE = -17 59 55.642  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.92 mag, RP = 12.04 mag, BP = 13.73 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.38 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 6.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.6 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 5 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 8.0 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 60° (sunlit = 47%), Sun = 145°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 5.0 mas = 8 km = 1.84 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.93 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#35

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

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