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2021-08-10 / 4UC 486-132822 / (20869) 2000 VK45

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Serge Dramonis O+ CCD M406 GR GPS+ 21:05:30 21:06:46.32 21:06:47.36 21:08:10 0.03 0.04 1.04 6.3
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#45 : ecc0fd67-604c-4000-87bc-3c780e5fec3f [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : ecc0fd67-604c-4000-87bc-3c780e5fec3f [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2021-08-10 at 20:59:34 UT +/- 0.04 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (20869) 2000 VK45
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 1739735808153991168
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 21 19 09.2515, DE = +07 04 30.355  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.83 mag, RP = 12.13 mag, BP = 13.37 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 15.86 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 3.1 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.8 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 5 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 6.1 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 146° (sunlit = 6%), Sun = 158°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 10.3 mas = 6 km = 1.27 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.02 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#45

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

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