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2025-09-03 / UCAC4 370-180237 / (146863) 2002 AW162

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Stefan Meister O+ VID M200 CH GPS 19:52:30 19:52:51.250 19:52:51.720 19:53:15 0.080 0.050 0.47 3.6
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#34 : 61b7e240-ddb7-11f0-547e-7b215f5f1ec9 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 61b7e240-ddb7-11f0-547e-7b215f5f1ec9 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-09-03 at 19:50:48 UT +/- 0.06 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (146863) 2002 AW162
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 6874247753147412480
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 20 16 45.7711, DE = -16 07 14.755  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.32 mag, RP = 12.66 mag, BP = 13.82 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 20.56 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 7.3 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.4 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 2.8 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 7.6 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 13° (sunlit = 82%), Sun = 141°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 6.7 mas = 11 km = 4.09 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.0 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#34
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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