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2025-08-11 / UCAC4 372-159636 / (157043) 2003 ST44

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Stefano Sposetti O- VID M420 CH GPS 20:40:30 :: :: 20:43:00
2 show Carsten Ziolek O- VID M356 CH GPS 20:41:05 :: :: 20:42:05
3 show Daniel Blazewicz O- VID M350 PL GPS 20:38:43 :: :: 20:40:21
4 show Vitali Nevski O- VID M300 BY GPS 20:37:01 :: :: 20:38:31
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

4 observations found in db: sodis

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JPL#35 : 40068c50-ddb7-11f0-547e-c7e3beef8f84 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 40068c50-ddb7-11f0-547e-c7e3beef8f84 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-08-11 at 20:43:38 UT +/- 0.13 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (157043) 2003 ST44
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4184214421758958848
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 19 13 56.0036, DE = -15 46 56.857  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.36 mag, RP = 11.79 mag, BP = 12.74 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.93 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 6.6 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.6 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 3.8 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 6.1 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 64° (sunlit = 92%), Sun = 148°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 24.3 mas = 31 km = 8.39 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 3.86 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#35
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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