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2023-09-14 / TYC 6983-00280-1 / (69997) 1998 WX40

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Jiri Polak O- VID M300 CZ GPS 22:06:07 22:10:07
2 show Simon Kidd O- VID M350 GB GPS 22:08:13 22:10:13
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

2 observations found in db: sodis

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JPL#46 : 090f6120-ddb4-11f0-547e-2ac4fcdfe778 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 090f6120-ddb4-11f0-547e-2ac4fcdfe778 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2023-09-14 at 22:07:30 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (69997) 1998 WX40
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 2332837226561919104
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 23 37 17.3093, DE = -25 02 38.091  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.36 mag, RP = 11.92 mag, BP = 12.64 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.54 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 6.2 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.4 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 4.3 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 11.8 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 161° (sunlit = 0%), Sun = 158°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.7 mas = 0 km = 0.21 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.21 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#46
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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