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2023-12-27 / UCAC4 662-043896 / (16458) 1989 WZ2

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1 show Deborah Smith O- CCD M235 ES NTP 03:22:24 03:26:24
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1 observation found in db: sodis

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JPL#42 : a42b4ddf-b8e0-4f0d-ad8f-d333d9db87cb [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : a42b4ddf-b8e0-4f0d-ad8f-d333d9db87cb [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2023-12-27 at 03:29:27 UT +/- 0.04 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (16458) 1989 WZ2
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0960273564044444800
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 06 15 05.4145, DE = +42 16 57.893  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.81 mag, RP = 12.23 mag, BP = 13.22 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 17.65 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.9 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.6 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 8 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 13.0 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 14° (sunlit = 100%), Sun = 161°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.3 mas = 1 km = 0.25 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.11 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#42

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

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