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2025-08-15 / UCAC4 467-074855 / (25284) 1998 WL2

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Carsten Ziolek O+ VID M356 CH GPS 21:58:06 21:58:35.712 21:58:36.181 21:59:06 0.021 0.021 0.47 5.6
2 show Stefano Sposetti O- VID M420 CH GPS 21:57:30 :: :: 22:00:00
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

2 observations found in db: sodis

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JPL#58 : 4b190550-ddb7-11f0-547e-026577ffdbd8 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 4b190550-ddb7-11f0-547e-026577ffdbd8 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-08-15 at 22:05:13 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (25284) 1998 WL2
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4278210738797167360
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 18 18 36.8761, DE = +03 21 48.314  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.95 mag, RP = 12.3 mag, BP = 13.44 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.41 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 5.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.6 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 7.2 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 12.0 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 126° (sunlit = 53%), Sun = 127°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.3 mas = 0 km = 0.07 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.92 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#58
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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