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2022-09-17 / 4UC 551-040958 / (464) Megaira

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Peter Tickner O+ CCD M356 UK GPS+ 04:43:19 04:45:21.46 04:45:23.6 04:47:02 0.13 0.2 2.14 63.1
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#106 : 917033d8-7db3-435c-8892-e32249408f90 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 917033d8-7db3-435c-8892-e32249408f90 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2022-09-17 at 04:47:12 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (464) Megaira
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0672636344351878656
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 07 37 37.1867, DE = +20 11 16.129  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.45 mag, RP = 14.09 mag, BP = 14.66 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 15.36 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 1.3 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 2.5 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 74 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 29.5 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 37° (sunlit = 57%), Sun = 61°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.7 mas = 1 km = 0.02 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.92 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#106

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

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