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2023-03-29 / UCAC4 607-025282 / (19521) Chaos

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Ferran Casarramona O+ VID M200 ES GPS 19:58:02 20:04:53.00 20:05:22.40 20:12:01 0.3 0.3 29.40 294.0
2 show Wolfgang Beisker O- VID M540 PT GPS 20:02:00 20:08:00
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: sodis

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#18 : 5e566f20-ddb4-11f0-547e-f7bcf8ebd945 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 5e566f20-ddb4-11f0-547e-f7bcf8ebd945 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2023-03-29 at 20:00:16 UT +/- 2.28 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (19521) Chaos
 Orbit Class               : TNO
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3444124860094090752
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 05 53 42.3874, DE = +31 12 49.046  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.5 mag, RP = 12.89 mag, BP = 13.91 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 20.97 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 7.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 40.8 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 406.9 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 10.0 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 18° (sunlit = 57%), Sun = 80°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 26.7 mas = 799 km = 1.96 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 2.68 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#18
 Note                      : FP:true

 Object is a "TNOs are cool" target !
[1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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