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2023-08-22 / UCAC4 391-065029 / (931) Whittemora

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Michele Turchenko O+ VID M127 RU GPS 17:40:6. 17:41:31.348 17:41:34.248 17:42:6. 0.12 0.12 2.90 44.9
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#66 : 872deccc-e0a3-4f20-83ff-4f2ff2952e94 [db: observed]
JPL#73 : 3b26f3b0-c33b-11ef-5276-5585dbed9379 [db: observed]

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Occ by (931) Whittemora on 2023-08-22

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300 km

Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 872deccc-e0a3-4f20-83ff-4f2ff2952e94 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2023-08-22 at 17:41:38 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (931) Whittemora
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 6268136745654813824
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 15 41 48.7237, DE = -11 52 22.099  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 10.86 mag, RP = 10.1 mag, BP = 11.48 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 16.12 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 5.3 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 2.9 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 45.3 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 15.5 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 19° (sunlit = 33%), Sun = 87°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.7 mas = 4 km = 0.10 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.06 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#66

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

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Aladin Sky Atlas
15 41 48.724 -11 52 22.10
FoV: 29.96'
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