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2024-11-09 / UCAC4 519-022512 / (31826) 1999 VM2

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Peter Nosal O+ VID M250 SK NTP 22:38:54 22:40:24.160 22:40:24.640 22:41:57 0.02 0.02 0.48 5.2
2 show Peter Delincak O- VID M400 SK NTP 22:38:05 22:42:15
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#54 : 78be0740-c359-11ef-5276-9b9f7bf7dfdf [db: observed]
JPL#54 : 78be2e50-c359-11ef-5276-e3d7e7ef6381 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 78be0740-c359-11ef-5276-9b9f7bf7dfdf [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-11-09 at 22:30:30 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (31826) 1999 VM2
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3344563502382248960
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 06 15 37.2164, DE = +13 46 54.284  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.64 mag, RP = 13.06 mag, BP = 14.06 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 17.23 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 3.6 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.7 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 7 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 10.8 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 126° (sunlit = 58%), Sun = 133°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.7 mas = 0 km = 0.11 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.97 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#54

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

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