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1 observation found in db: sodis
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Occultation UUID [and DB] : 2f44e030-85e6-11ef-78cd-e1c6f7fe98fa [asteroids]
Occultation Date + Time : 2025-03-01 at 19:36:57 UT +/- 0.0 min [1]
Object Designation : (536) Merapi
Orbit Class : MBA
Star Designation : GDR3 0033587335745159168
Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 02 44 11.6118, DE = +15 43 36.123 [2]
Star Magnitudes : G = 14.15 mag, RP = 13.52 mag, BP = 14.6 mag
Object Magnitude : V = 14.43 mag
Estimated Magnitude Drop : 0.9 mag
Estimated Max. Duration : 5.1 sec
Object Mean Diameter : 151.4 km (src: astorb)
Speed of the shadow : 29.6 km/s
Elongation to Moon & Sun : 37° (sunlit = 5%), Sun = 62°
Cross-track uncertainty : 1.8 mas = 4 km = 0.03 path-width (1-sig)
RUWE and duplicate source : 3.44 mas, dup.src = 0 (0:false, 1:true)
Ephemeris Reference : JPL#132
[1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0
