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2024-09-05 / UCAC4 358-107131 / (308) Polyxo

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Stefano Sposetti O+ VID M200 IT ? 22:17:37 22:18:00.1 22:18:11.30 22:18:27 0.5 0.16 11.20 136.6
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#122 : bd802370-c356-11ef-5276-b608adf7efa2 [db: observed]
JPL#120 : 42bc88c0-8573-11ef-78cd-62d55f8ab812 [db: asteroids]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : bd802370-c356-11ef-5276-b608adf7efa2 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-09-05 at 22:13:34 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (308) Polyxo
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4123179805435198592
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 17 37 52.6994, DE = -18 24 11.338  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.6 mag, RP = 11.77 mag, BP = 13.32 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 13.04 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 1.0 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 11.6 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 141 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 12.2 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 70° (sunlit = 7%), Sun = 101°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.7 mas = 1 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.86 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#122

 Object is a Gaia mass determination target !
[1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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