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2023-09-05 / UCAC4 468-117002 / (331639) 2002 NS3

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Zdenek Sikac O- VID T150 CZ NTP 21:59:01 22:03:01
2 show Peter Lindner O- VID M300 DE GPS 21:56:57 22:03:08
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2 observations found in db: sodis

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JPL#18 : 7b50c931-66e3-45ed-9a9e-802b6f3f7a6a [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 7b50c931-66e3-45ed-9a9e-802b6f3f7a6a [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2023-09-05 at 22:15:09 UT +/- 0.66 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (331639) 2002 NS3
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4242183320474062336
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 19 48 21.8927, DE = +03 25 03.169  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 11.88 mag, RP = 11.41 mag, BP = 12.18 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.98 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 8.1 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.4 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 2 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 5.7 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 117° (sunlit = 60%), Sun = 132°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 32.0 mas = 40 km = 17.59 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.94 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#18

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

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