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2024-08-21 / UCAC4 419-133670 / (4897) Tomhamilton

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Simon Kidd O+ VID M350 GB GPS 20:23:00 20:24:03.870 20:24:05.020 20:25:00 0.14 0.14 1.15 9.3
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#64 : 20fe8df0-c353-11ef-5276-5972fb5ba6df [db: observed]
JPL#62 : 340accc0-8a04-11ef-78cd-3017b3efff31 [db: asteroids]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 20fe8df0-c353-11ef-5276-5972fb5ba6df [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-08-21 at 20:30:06 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (4897) Tomhamilton
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4196955425054091776
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 19 54 30.2407, DE = -06 16 12.929  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.43 mag, RP = 13.83 mag, BP = 14.86 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 16.4 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 2.1 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 1.5 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 12 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 8.1 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 60° (sunlit = 94%), Sun = 147°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.3 mas = 0 km = 0.03 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.99 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#64

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

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