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2025-08-16 / UCAC4 424-111689 / (348815) 2006 RA3

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1 show Deborah Smith O- VID M300 ES GPS 21:35:16 :: :: 21:39:16
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1 observation found in db: sodis

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JPL#30 : 457e1590-ddb7-11f0-547e-56eae58f70d4 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 457e1590-ddb7-11f0-547e-56eae58f70d4 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-08-16 at 21:38:07 UT +/- 0.12 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (348815) 2006 RA3
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4211537216986704896
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 19 24 50.6994, DE = -05 14 06.943  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 11.91 mag, RP = 10.97 mag, BP = 12.85 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.54 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 7.6 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.4 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 2.3 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 5.8 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 127° (sunlit = 42%), Sun = 144°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 14.3 mas = 16 km = 7.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.12 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#30
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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