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2025-08-16 / UCAC4 464-113579 / (128296) 2003 WH153

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1 show Andreas Schweizer O- VID M250 CH GPS 00:34:05 :: :: 00:35:05
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1 observation found in db: sodis

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JPL#37 : 41b8f740-ddb7-11f0-547e-03fefbbfeec8 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 41b8f740-ddb7-11f0-547e-03fefbbfeec8 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-08-16 at 00:42:17 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (128296) 2003 WH153
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4240976091063112704
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 20 00 44.2371, DE = +02 45 41.389  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.28 mag, RP = 11.56 mag, BP = 12.85 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.36 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 7.1 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.3 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 3.4 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 11.3 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 105° (sunlit = 52%), Sun = 150°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.7 mas = 0 km = 0.29 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.07 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#37
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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