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2023-12-06 / UCAC4 539-036867 / (52235) 1979 MW2

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1 show Stefano Sposetti O- VID M420 CH GPS 19:50:00 19:52:00
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#35 : dbde5ec9-fc64-4394-83c7-094ec73f18bb [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : dbde5ec9-fc64-4394-83c7-094ec73f18bb [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2023-12-06 at 19:43:10 UT +/- 0.05 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (52235) 1979 MW2
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3361656750665817600
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 07 04 31.4100, DE = +17 37 57.657  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.3 mag, RP = 12.91 mag, BP = 13.54 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.95 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 5.7 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.5 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 5 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 9.3 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 76° (sunlit = 35%), Sun = 149°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 5.0 mas = 7 km = 1.64 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.08 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#35

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

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