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2024-01-11 / UCAC4 439-015810 / (23958) 1998 VD30

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Peter Nosal O+ VID M250 SK NTP 21:30:43 21:32:49.06 21:32:52.27 21:34:46 0.04 0.04 3.21 49.8
2 show Jiri Kubanek O- VID M303 CZ GPS 21:31:40 21:34:40
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

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JPL#62 : e3e6fee0-15c2-11ef-67cb-0a04cd75e42b [db: asteroids]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : e3e6fee0-15c2-11ef-67cb-0a04cd75e42b [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-01-11 at 21:32:33 UT +/- 0.03 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (23958) 1998 VD30
 Orbit Class               : JTRO
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3117822588160587136
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 06 21 21.4349, DE = -02 15 08.146  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.45 mag, RP = 11.92 mag, BP = 12.81 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 16.95 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 2.0 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 31 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 15.5 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 143° (sunlit = 0%), Sun = 150°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 4.0 mas = 11 km = 0.36 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.18 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#62

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

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