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2022-02-23 / 4UC 425-062889 / (971) Alsatia

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Karel Halir O+ VID M507 CZ GPS++ 04:53:23 04:55:18.96 04:55:27.54 04:57:23 0.78 0.78 8.58 71.2
2 show Michal Rottenborn O? CCD M254 CZ GPS++ 04:53:20 04:55:15.97 04:55:24.72 04:57:20 3.09 3.09 8.75 72.6
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

2 observations found in db: euraster

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JPL#63 : 79a22045-5ef9-433d-85d7-a1afb91f65d4 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 79a22045-5ef9-433d-85d7-a1afb91f65d4 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2022-02-23 at 04:53:07 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (971) Alsatia
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4401449503888257536
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 15 24 25.3029, DE = -05 01 34.630  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 15.47 mag, RP = 14.96 mag, BP = 15.8 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 15.23 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.6 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 7.7 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 64 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 8.3 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 14° (sunlit = 58%), Sun = 104°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.7 mas = 4 km = 0.07 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.96 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#63

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

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