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2023-12-25 / UCAC4 440-024559 / (260726) 2005 LQ2

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Deborah Smith O- CCD M235 ES NTP 21:12:11 21:16:11
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

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#21 : 92d92922-30dc-4bd8-8d3e-6701ae4a7d87 [db: observed]
JPL#21 : f38df4a1-b74a-4ed8-8ee1-28d11e811ce2 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 92d92922-30dc-4bd8-8d3e-6701ae4a7d87 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2023-12-25 at 21:09:09 UT +/- 0.15 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (260726) 2005 LQ2
 Orbit Class               : JTRO
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3111999299706573440
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 06 57 29.4200, DE = -02 05 06.954  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.78 mag, RP = 14.3 mag, BP = 15.05 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 21.04 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 6.3 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.3 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 6 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 18.3 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 38° (sunlit = 99%), Sun = 153°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 38.3 mas = 124 km = 20.09 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.91 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#21

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

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