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2025-03-29 / J025252.11+353352.8 / (84522) 2002 TC302

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Roland BONINSEGNA O+ VID M300 BE GPS 19:48:13 19:50:06.0 19:50:12.7 19:52:9. 1.0 0.6 6.70 175.5
2 show Arnaud Leroy O- VID T350 FR GPS 19:47:23 19:53:23
3 show Wojciech Burzynski O- VID T600 PL GPS 19:45:03 19:55:03
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

3 observations found in db: sodis

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#30 (24-02-23) : d2971b70-d2a1-11ee-7567-52e1b7f54e33 [db: cetnos]

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Occ by (84522) 2002 TC302 on 2025-03-29

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : d2971b70-d2a1-11ee-7567-52e1b7f54e33 [cetnos]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-03-29 at 19:45:16 UT +/- 0.59 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (84522) 2002 TC302
 Orbit Class               : TNO
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0140498177074706432
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 02 52 52.0720, DE = +35 33 52.472  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 15.86 mag, RP = 14.69 mag, BP = 17.28 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 20.44 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.6 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 21.5 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 564.3 km  (src: CORA,astor)
 Speed of the shadow       : 26.2 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 40° (sunlit = 0%), Sun = 45°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 31.3 mas = 993 km = 1.76 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.98 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#30 (24-02-23)

 Object is a "TNOs are cool" target !
[1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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