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2024-08-25 / UCAC4 553-008694 / (55027) 2001 QL42

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1 show Simon Kidd O- VID M350 GB GPS 02:28:00 02:30:00
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1 observation found in db: sodis

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JPL#54 : 46960020-ddb5-11f0-547e-fbce4fceb9f1 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 46960020-ddb5-11f0-547e-fbce4fceb9f1 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-08-25 at 02:30:58 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (55027) 2001 QL42
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0052102699242838400
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 04 04 55.2565, DE = +20 34 21.333  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.4 mag, RP = 11.6 mag, BP = 13.09 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.43 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 7.0 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.3 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 5.0 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 18.7 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 18° (sunlit = 64%), Sun = 89°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.3 mas = 0 km = 0.11 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.15 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#54
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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