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2024-12-16 / UCAC4 550-034016 / (937) Bethgea

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Carsten Ziolek O+ VID M356 CH GPS 20:44:51 20:45:19.552 20:45:20.562 20:45:51 0.030 0.030 1.01 12.6
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#60 : 61c45e50-868b-11ef-78cd-e7a0ef7ff8ec [db: asteroids]
JPL#60 : 3e841330-82d6-11ef-6618-4b32fecf33d1 [db: asteroids]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 61c45e50-868b-11ef-78cd-e7a0ef7ff8ec [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-12-16 at 20:40:33 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (937) Bethgea
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3365760776596906752
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 06 49 34.8964, DE = +19 48 49.814  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.9 mag, RP = 12.53 mag, BP = 13.12 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 15.46 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 2.7 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 2.2 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 28 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 12.5 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 9° (sunlit = 97%), Sun = 163°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.3 mas = 0 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.05 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#60

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

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