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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#37 : c16fa41b-4b8c-4192-bf40-a9c22f174e80 [db: observed]
JPL#37 : 4f2b416a-2cc4-4e80-9759-b8b15664953e [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : c16fa41b-4b8c-4192-bf40-a9c22f174e80 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2023-09-14 at 22:13:43 UT +/- 0.03 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (69997) 1998 WX40
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 2332837432720349440
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 23 37 17.0478, DE = -25 02 36.716  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 16.28 mag, RP = 15.17 mag, BP = 16.9 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.58 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 2.4 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.4 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 4 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 11.8 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 161° (sunlit = 0%), Sun = 158°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 11.4 mas = 14 km = 3.53 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 2.71 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#37

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

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