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2024-10-07 / G222742.2-104632 / (225088) Gonggong

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Karl-Ludwig Bath, Tobias Steinbach, +1 O- CCD M510 NA NTP 20:02:59 20:23:02
2 show Karl-Ludwig Bath, Günter Hoffarth, +1 O- CCD M800 NA NTP 19:57:54 20:16:00
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

2 observations found in db: sodis

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#22 : 4a364180-df9b-11f0-76c1-b4b4e5ece438 [db: special]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 4a364180-df9b-11f0-76c1-b4b4e5ece438 [special]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-10-07 at 20:14:38 UT +/- 1.16 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (225088) Gonggong
 Orbit Class               : TNO
 Star Designation          : GDR3 2602857349400467456
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 22 27 42.2511, DE = -10 46 32.266  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 18.99 mag, RP = 18.01 mag, BP = 20.05 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 21.43 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 2.6 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 77.2 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 1585.0 km  (src: CORA)
 Speed of the shadow       : 20.5 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 84° (sunlit = 22%), Sun = 140°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 21.8 mas = 1404 km = 0.89 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.09 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#22
 Note                      : FP:true

 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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