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2023-04-26 / UCAC4 409-096288 / (676) Melitta

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1 show Daniel Blazewicz O- CCD M350 PL NTP 23:53:15 23:57:50
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1 observation found in db: sodis

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#81 : 8de70f20-ddb3-11f0-547e-fc306ef8f399 [db: observed]
JPL#81 : 91276d10-ddb3-11f0-547e-3e5bebbfbde5 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 8de70f20-ddb3-11f0-547e-fc306ef8f399 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2023-04-26 at 23:53:55 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (676) Melitta
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4203913718837290496
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 18 52 07.3532, DE = -08 23 38.682  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.05 mag, RP = 13.01 mag, BP = 15.08 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 14.79 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 1.2 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 10.9 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 80.0 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 7.3 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 156° (sunlit = 42%), Sun = 112°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.3 mas = 0 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.89 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#81
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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