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2023-08-07 / TYC 1153-00782-1 / (1051) Merope

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show William Stewart O+ VID M279 GB GPS 01:14:06 01:15:6.930 01:15:7.490 01:16:01 0.04 0.04 0.56 4.8
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: sodis

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JPL#74 : bcee50a6-fe69-42b0-a4b5-33e049a85cb7 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : bcee50a6-fe69-42b0-a4b5-33e049a85cb7 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2023-08-07 at 01:20:22 UT +/- 0.05 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (1051) Merope
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 2713116104851251456
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 22 55 55.2207, DE = +08 41 26.638  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 10.03 mag, RP = 9.49 mag, BP = 10.4 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 14.75 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.7 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 7.9 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 67 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 8.5 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 41° (sunlit = 65%), Sun = 143°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.3 mas = 0 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.87 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#74

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

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