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2025-09-21 / UCAC4 365-191687 / (175113) 2004 PF115

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Tim Haymes O- CCD M280 GB GPS 22:24:17 :: :: 22:28:57
2 show Simon Kidd O- VID M350 GB GPS 22:26:00 :: :: 22:29:30
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

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#20 (24-02-23) : ae792390-d2a7-11ee-7567-76623dd19c92 [db: cetnos]
JPL#23 : 07e41480-4098-11f0-4ed7-8cbcfff70609 [db: cetnos]

Using prediction ae792390-d2a7-11ee-7567-76623dd19c92 for map and profile fit

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : ae792390-d2a7-11ee-7567-76623dd19c92 [cetnos]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-09-21 at 22:27:57 UT +/- 0.5 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (175113) 2004 PF115
 Orbit Class               : TNO
 Star Designation          : GDR3 2394581642049507328
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 23 38 56.4968, DE = -17 07 07.981  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 15.78 mag, RP = 15.25 mag, BP = 16.16 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 20.74 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 5.0 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 17.4 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 430.0 km  (src: CORA+astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 24.7 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 161° (sunlit = 0%), Sun = 163°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 8.3 mas = 245 km = 0.57 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.06 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#20 (24-02-23)

 Object is a "TNOs are cool" target !
[1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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