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2023-09-24 / UCAC4 443-128481 / (108579) 2001 MD8

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1 show Zdenek Sikac O- VID T150 CZ NTP 19:31:01 19:35:00
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#34 : 37aaf5a9-dd00-4561-bb83-39032837e21e [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 37aaf5a9-dd00-4561-bb83-39032837e21e [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2023-09-24 at 19:45:20 UT +/- 0.38 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (108579) 2001 MD8
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 2688957493631685888
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 21 08 35.6710, DE = -01 25 40.576  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.52 mag, RP = 11.79 mag, BP = 13.14 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.16 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 6.6 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.6 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 4 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 6.6 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 29° (sunlit = 72%), Sun = 136°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 8.0 mas = 11 km = 2.84 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.94 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#34

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

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