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2021-12-16 / 4UC 520-007073 / (12569) 1998 VC29

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Stefano Sposetti O+ CCD M420 CH GPS++ 19:00:00 19:02:48.39 19:02:49.80 19:06:00 0.20 0.20 1.41 15.1
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#54 : 55ef551f-f3c6-4890-a5fd-8014975c23e6 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 55ef551f-f3c6-4890-a5fd-8014975c23e6 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2021-12-16 at 18:58:34 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (12569) 1998 VC29
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0038922200524787328
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 04 00 29.6928, DE = +13 48 18.903  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.37 mag, RP = 12.6 mag, BP = 14.0 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 17.5 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.2 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.9 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 10 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 10.7 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 7° (sunlit = 95%), Sun = 155°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.3 mas = 3 km = 0.39 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.39 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#54

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

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