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2024-11-24 / UCAC4 508-045501 / (21909) 1999 VR21

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1 show Oscar Canales O+ CCD M280 ES GPS 00:56:16 00:57:45.23 00:57:46.83 00:59:16 0.58 0.58 1.60 6.7
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

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JPL#49 : ada3fd30-ddb5-11f0-547e-69c8bfdef46e [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : ada3fd30-ddb5-11f0-547e-69c8bfdef46e [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-11-24 at 01:16:04 UT +/- 0.03 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (21909) 1999 VR21
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3150942390948244864
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 07 57 37.3581, DE = +11 35 10.294  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.22 mag, RP = 13.53 mag, BP = 14.75 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.75 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.6 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.9 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 3.9 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 4.2 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 45° (sunlit = 41%), Sun = 123°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.3 mas = 0 km = 0.10 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.99 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#49
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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