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2024-04-12 / UCAC4 392-122480 / (4446) Carolyn

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Stefano Sposetti O+ VID M420 CH GPS 03:43:00 03:45:13.69 03:45:15.06 03:47:00 0.19 0.19 1.37 37.0
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

1 observation found in db: sodis

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#62 : 5cbe4810-f61e-11ee-4333-a2e7def7ed92 [db: asteroids]
ASTORB (240316) : 1413ff40-f4ef-11ee-7f2e-ea51be7f8176 [db: asteroids]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 5cbe4810-f61e-11ee-4333-a2e7def7ed92 [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-04-12 at 03:45:53 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (4446) Carolyn
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 6900991655503864832
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 20 30 11.3843, DE = -11 47 11.557  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.44 mag, RP = 12.02 mag, BP = 12.71 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 17.02 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.6 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.7 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 18 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 27.0 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 121° (sunlit = 15%), Sun = 76°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.0 mas = 2 km = 0.12 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.98 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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