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2025-08-15 / UCAC4 361-197217 / (49) Pales

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Antoni Selva, Carlos Perello O+ VID M500 ES GPS 22:00:02 22:00:56.8 22:01:12.2 22:02:02 0.300 0.300 15.40 161.7
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#114 : 3605eb60-8520-11ef-78cd-42906b9cd7b1 [db: asteroids]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 3605eb60-8520-11ef-78cd-42906b9cd7b1 [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-08-15 at 22:01:34 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (49) Pales
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 6872890165523028352
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 20 12 45.4570, DE = -17 58 55.250  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.77 mag, RP = 13.24 mag, BP = 14.13 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 12.39 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.3 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 14.2 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 149.8 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 10.5 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 108° (sunlit = 53%), Sun = 158°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.7 mas = 2 km = 0.02 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.91 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#114

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

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