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2023-12-17 / TYC 1977-01925-1 / (18519) 1996 VH4

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Oscar Canales O- VID M280 ES GPS 01:03:23 01:05:53
2 show Zdenek Sikac O- VID L70 CZ NTP 1:04:00. 1:08:00.
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

2 observations found in db: sodis

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#41 : 3a26b60e-6e66-474c-98be-b846c05088de [db: observed]
JPL#46 : e6c09a00-c340-11ef-5276-40b4affb8fd7 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 3a26b60e-6e66-474c-98be-b846c05088de [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2023-12-17 at 01:08:57 UT +/- 0.04 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (18519) 1996 VH4
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3989724971001228416
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 10 51 10.0554, DE = +22 48 23.281  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 10.85 mag, RP = 10.38 mag, BP = 11.13 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.09 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 7.2 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.5 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 6.3 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 11.9 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 161° (sunlit = 20%), Sun = 109°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 9.1 mas = 12 km = 2.00 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 54.33 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#41

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

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