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2024-11-03 / UCAC4 420-007575 / (1051) Merope

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1 show Jiri Kubanek O- VID M303 CZ GPS 02:22:19 02:25:18
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1 observation found in db: sodis

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JPL#80 : e1b8d5a0-c358-11ef-5276-01e67fd772d3 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : e1b8d5a0-c358-11ef-5276-01e67fd772d3 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-11-03 at 02:29:52 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (1051) Merope
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3187413707036130432
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 04 57 25.8360, DE = -06 09 41.055  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 15.06 mag, RP = 14.54 mag, BP = 15.41 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 15.29 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.9 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 5.1 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 67 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 13.2 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 145° (sunlit = 2%), Sun = 139°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.4 mas = 0 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.97 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#80

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

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