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2024-03-25 / UCAC4 651-038604 / (23970) 1998 YP6

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1 show Stefan Meister O- VID M500 CH GPS 18:49:32 18:50:22
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1 observation found in db: sodis

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JPL#47 : 4d642730-15c3-11ef-67cb-f1e5fefddae4 [db: asteroids]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 4d642730-15c3-11ef-67cb-f1e5fefddae4 [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-03-25 at 18:48:07 UT +/- 0.03 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (23970) 1998 YP6
 Orbit Class               : JTRO
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0959486352375765120
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 06 12 36.2794, DE = +40 09 55.889  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.73 mag, RP = 12.99 mag, BP = 14.34 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.7 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 5.0 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 1.7 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 21 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 12.6 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 98° (sunlit = 100%), Sun = 87°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 4.3 mas = 15 km = 0.73 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.09 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#47

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

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