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2024-12-22 / UCAC4 596-027388 / (55306) 2001 SP53

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Deborah Smith O+ CCD M280 ES NTP 04:47:48 04:49:47.775 04:49:48.484 04:51:58 0.08 0.08 0.71 9.5
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#46 : 79d817e0-c35b-11ef-5276-7c8df8ef7005 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 79d817e0-c35b-11ef-5276-7c8df8ef7005 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-12-22 at 04:55:23 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (55306) 2001 SP53
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3431639531905004544
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 06 01 24.6377, DE = +29 07 28.004  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.17 mag, RP = 12.74 mag, BP = 13.43 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.34 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 5.2 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.4 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 5 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 13.4 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 83° (sunlit = 57%), Sun = 174°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.7 mas = 1 km = 0.20 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.67 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#46

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

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