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2025-04-02 / UCAC4 482-042758 / (4068) Menestheus

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Marek Zawilski, Mieczyslaw Borkowski O+ VID M200 PL GPS 18:57:31 18:57:57.85 18:57:58.46 18:59:01 0.10 0.10 0.61 5.6
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

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JPL#70 : 44244aa0-899b-11ef-78cd-56e1fa7ccfe3 [db: asteroids]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 44244aa0-899b-11ef-78cd-56e1fa7ccfe3 [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-04-02 at 18:50:06 UT +/- 0.17 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (4068) Menestheus
 Orbit Class               : JTRO
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3096719047310177664
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 08 13 31.5542, DE = +06 22 17.987  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.53 mag, RP = 11.87 mag, BP = 13.04 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 16.89 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.4 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 6.8 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 62.3 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 9.2 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 54° (sunlit = 25%), Sun = 110°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.7 mas = 2 km = 0.04 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.99 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#70

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

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