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2024-01-01 / UCAC4 563-029111 / (14996) 1997 VY2

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Archimedes Karagiannidis, Michail Dogramatzidis, +1 O+ CCD M356 GR GPS 18:42:02 18:15:56.35 18:15:57.17 18:17:59 0.027 0.027 0.82 9.9
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1 observation found in db: sodis

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JPL#42 : 4afd43cb-bd94-4f6a-ba6a-3cca9d8f36d0 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 4afd43cb-bd94-4f6a-ba6a-3cca9d8f36d0 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-01-01 at 18:10:00 UT +/- 0.03 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (14996) 1997 VY2
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3376513381843731200
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 06 27 18.3673, DE = +22 34 02.365  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 11.46 mag, RP = 10.66 mag, BP = 12.14 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 17.96 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 6.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.4 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 4 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 12.1 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 69° (sunlit = 72%), Sun = 175°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.0 mas = 2 km = 0.57 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.82 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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