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2022-02-04 / 4UC 563-044612 / (6278) Ametkhan

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1 show Malcolm Jennings O+ VID M276 UK RAD++ 18:33:00 18:36:35.81 18:36:36.42 18:39:00 0.10 0.10 0.61 6.2
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1 observation found in db: euraster

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JPL#49 : d1cc6b94-2f5a-4013-a7c2-b531cba68b51 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : d1cc6b94-2f5a-4013-a7c2-b531cba68b51 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2022-02-04 at 18:29:52 UT +/- 0.03 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (6278) Ametkhan
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0677105481161588224
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 08 09 59.4125, DE = +22 29 15.836  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.89 mag, RP = 12.04 mag, BP = 13.66 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 17.62 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.8 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.5 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 5 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 10.2 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 118° (sunlit = 15%), Sun = 164°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 4.7 mas = 5 km = 1.08 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.08 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#49

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

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