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2025-10-18 / UCAC4 371-186358 / (6552) Higginson

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Carsten Ziolek O- VID M356 CH GPS 22:09:46 :: :: 22:10:46
2 show Daniel Antuszewicz O- VID M300 PL NTP 22:07:49 :: :: 22:09:48
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

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JPL#64 : 93e7d350-ddb8-11f0-547e-e4367c7fd225 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 93e7d350-ddb8-11f0-547e-e4367c7fd225 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-10-18 at 22:18:44 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (6552) Higginson
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 2407530831008200576
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 23 21 53.3015, DE = -15 53 22.531  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.46 mag, RP = 12.41 mag, BP = 13.49 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.41 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 5.0 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 1.0 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 6.2 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 6.3 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 163° (sunlit = 6%), Sun = 138°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.8 mas = 2 km = 0.44 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 15.72 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#64
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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