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2025-09-29 / UCAC4 605-027034 / (209) Dido

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1 show Zdenek Sikac O- VID T150 CZ NTP 02:25:55 :: :: 02:27:56
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1 observation found in db: sodis

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JPL#138 : 79120370-ddb8-11f0-547e-2e5afa57d1c4 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 79120370-ddb8-11f0-547e-2e5afa57d1c4 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-09-29 at 02:28:36 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (209) Dido
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3444048375318086656
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 05 54 58.9784, DE = +30 48 46.723  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.67 mag, RP = 14.03 mag, BP = 15.13 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 14.23 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.6 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 13.6 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 159.9 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 11.7 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 177° (sunlit = 41%), Sun = 97°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.4 mas = 0 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.02 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#138
 Note                      : FP:true

 Object is a Gaia mass determination target !
[1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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