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2023-12-20 / UCAC4 531-016861 / (790) Pretoria

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Archimedes Karagiannidis, Michail Dogramtzidis O+ CCD M356 GR GPS 21:47:10 21:49:07.37 21:49:14.16 21:51:11 0.19 0.19 6.79 120.2
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#100 : 87da195c-8fd5-4fd6-9db2-6943ab37069d [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 87da195c-8fd5-4fd6-9db2-6943ab37069d [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2023-12-20 at 21:49:26 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (790) Pretoria
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3396289442794674304
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 05 43 56.7827, DE = +16 00 44.489  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.59 mag, RP = 13.8 mag, BP = 15.26 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 13.59 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.4 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 9.6 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 170 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 17.7 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 73° (sunlit = 63%), Sun = 172°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.7 mas = 5 km = 0.03 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.16 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#100

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

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