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2023-08-10 / UCAC4 407-124908 / (59973) 1999 RY252

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1 show Christian Weber O- CCD M254 DE GPS 21:26:50 21:28:21
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1 observation found in db: sodis

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JPL#34 : 6b5808c0-98c8-484c-b3b5-5cba98b7dc50 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 6b5808c0-98c8-484c-b3b5-5cba98b7dc50 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2023-08-10 at 21:29:18 UT +/- 0.04 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (59973) 1999 RY252
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4195221323418663936
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 19 53 31.3025, DE = -08 40 25.826  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.0 mag, RP = 13.23 mag, BP = 14.64 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.51 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 5.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.4 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 6 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 13.3 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 136° (sunlit = 26%), Sun = 157°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 5.7 mas = 11 km = 2.07 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.95 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#34

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

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