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2024-01-19 / UCAC4 568-040340 / (26486) 2000 AQ231

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1 show Jan Manek O- VID M355 CZ GPS 20:09:06 20:12:06
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1 observation found in db: sodis

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JPL#38 : 87b40ec0-15d0-11ef-67cb-f7ad7c773e30 [db: asteroids]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 87b40ec0-15d0-11ef-67cb-f7ad7c773e30 [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-01-19 at 20:07:39 UT +/- 0.05 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (26486) 2000 AQ231
 Orbit Class               : JTRO
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0866621595995605632
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 07 31 37.8550, DE = +23 30 41.497  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.16 mag, RP = 11.72 mag, BP = 12.44 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.02 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 6.9 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.7 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 12 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 16.2 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 61° (sunlit = 68%), Sun = 172°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.7 mas = 7 km = 0.67 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.89 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#38

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

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