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2025-08-12 / UCAC4 410-108166 / (164686) 1997 MW5

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Leszek Benedyktowicz O- ? M200 PL GPS 21:40:29 :: :: 21:41:27
2 show Vitali Nevski O- VID M300 BY GPS 21:39:05 :: :: 21:41:05
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2 observations found in db: sodis

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#31 : 39ae6710-ddb7-11f0-547e-c2b7f76e4711 [db: observed]
JPL#31 : 39ae8e20-ddb7-11f0-547e-72feb763804b [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 39ae6710-ddb7-11f0-547e-c2b7f76e4711 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-08-12 at 21:50:19 UT +/- 0.1 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (164686) 1997 MW5
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4203801186314115840
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 18 59 17.5625, DE = -08 08 46.312  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.62 mag, RP = 12.99 mag, BP = 14.04 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 20.51 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 6.9 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.3 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 2.4 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 8.8 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 81° (sunlit = 85%), Sun = 142°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 25.7 mas = 39 km = 16.30 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 2.25 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#31
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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