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2023-08-20 / UCAC4 443-129209 / (51764) 2001 LR8

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1 show Ricard Casas O- VID ?200 ES GPS 21:55:30 21:56:40
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1 observation found in db: sodis

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JPL#39 : 4a3a642a-26a4-4516-9166-a37ea33bf9b3 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 4a3a642a-26a4-4516-9166-a37ea33bf9b3 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2023-08-20 at 21:56:10 UT +/- 0.03 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (51764) 2001 LR8
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 2685811966958547456
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 21 17 49.4900, DE = -01 27 52.894  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.21 mag, RP = 11.62 mag, BP = 12.64 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.89 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 6.7 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.4 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 6 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 14.2 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 123° (sunlit = 18%), Sun = 165°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 5.3 mas = 9 km = 1.65 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.78 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#39

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

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