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2022-01-18 / 4UC 450-051655 / (142) Polana

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Pietro Baruffetti O+ VID M300 IT GPS++ 00:34:49 00:36:02.18 00:36:14.24 00:38:03 0.23 0.23 12.06 45.8
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

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#68 : f77ce07e-2662-44e4-a7bf-94b0e19e5b20 [db: observed]
JPL#68 : 948effa8-1105-4d72-8efd-97889bcfb797 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : f77ce07e-2662-44e4-a7bf-94b0e19e5b20 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2022-01-18 at 00:58:40 UT +/- 0.06 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (142) Polana
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3795781599581903232
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 11 38 16.5887, DE = -00 00 18.941  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.37 mag, RP = 12.8 mag, BP = 13.78 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 14.39 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 1.4 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 14.7 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 55 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 3.8 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 57° (sunlit = 100%), Sun = 123°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 4.3 mas = 4 km = 0.09 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.94 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#68

 Object is a Gaia mass determination target !
[1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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