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2023-08-07 / UCAC4 357-125129 / (34999) 1978 VC3

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Carles Schnabel O- VID M400 ES GPS 23:06:53 23:09:56
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

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#42 : c079e8d8-7af0-4de0-83c7-8bae5ed7ebeb [db: observed]
JPL#42 : 57da69eb-937f-4070-bcd9-9fe50fde0e44 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : c079e8d8-7af0-4de0-83c7-8bae5ed7ebeb [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2023-08-07 at 23:18:19 UT +/- 0.19 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (34999) 1978 VC3
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4095527740832448768
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 18 12 25.9961, DE = -18 40 44.588  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.58 mag, RP = 13.04 mag, BP = 13.95 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.02 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 1.7 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 4 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 2.5 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 126° (sunlit = 55%), Sun = 138°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 4.0 mas = 4 km = 0.98 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.2 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#42

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

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