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2023-04-07 / UCAC4 479-042561 / (78863) 2003 QJ78

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1 show Simon Kidd O- VID M350 GB GPS 22:34:00 22:36:00
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1 observation found in db: sodis

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JPL#51 : 85fde9a0-ddb3-11f0-547e-5357ffc70808 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 85fde9a0-ddb3-11f0-547e-5357ffc70808 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2023-04-07 at 22:26:52 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (78863) 2003 QJ78
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3096347137501996800
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 08 15 23.2007, DE = +05 45 23.860  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.01 mag, RP = 13.53 mag, BP = 14.34 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.69 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 5.7 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.5 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 5.3 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 10.9 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 94° (sunlit = 97%), Sun = 106°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.7 mas = 1 km = 0.27 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.05 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#51
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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