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2023-09-05 / UCAC4 439-000609 / (4480) Nikitibotania

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Zdenek Moravec, Bohuslav Matouš O- CCD T432 CZ GPS 23:23:48 23:25:47
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#52 : f9e394ea-2270-43e8-884c-49321227988a [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : f9e394ea-2270-43e8-884c-49321227988a [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2023-09-05 at 23:27:20 UT +/- 0.05 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (4480) Nikitibotania
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 2540819368604046336
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 00 29 48.4924, DE = -02 21 14.174  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.66 mag, RP = 13.02 mag, BP = 14.11 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 16.83 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 3.2 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.9 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 5 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 5.7 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 56° (sunlit = 60%), Sun = 157°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 9.4 mas = 7 km = 1.57 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 9.19 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#52

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

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