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2024-08-17 / UCAC4 582-131152 / (120347) Salacia

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1 show Karl-Ludwig Bath, Martin Junius O- CCD M300 NA NTP 22:54:59 23:19:59
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1 observation found in db: sodis

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#36 : f91f3000-c352-11ef-5276-8c337b9bf686 [db: observed]
JPL#31 : e7642806-9846-46ae-8bd1-110a134ec755 [db: cetnos]

Using prediction f91f3000-c352-11ef-5276-8c337b9bf686 for map and profile fit

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Occ by (120347) Salacia on 2024-08-17

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300 km

Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : f91f3000-c352-11ef-5276-8c337b9bf686 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-08-17 at 23:07:29 UT +/- 0.33 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (120347) Salacia
 Orbit Class               : TNO
 Star Designation          : GDR3 2853444540521856896
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 23 57 24.7005, DE = +26 22 03.469  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 15.95 mag, RP = 15.31 mag, BP = 16.45 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 20.84 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.9 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 26.3 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 491.4 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 18.7 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 74° (sunlit = 95%), Sun = 130°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 7.7 mas = 249 km = 0.51 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.96 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#36

 Object is a "TNOs are cool" target !
[1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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Aladin Sky Atlas
23 57 24.700 +26 22 3.47
FoV: 29.96'
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