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2025-10-19 / UCAC4 614-014135 / (84261) 2002 SD51

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Michal Rottenborn O+ VID M254 CZ GPS 00:03:06 00:04:05.910 00:04:06.380 00:05:06 0.030 0.050 0.47 6.9
2 show Jiri Polak O- VID M300 CZ NTP 00:02:35 :: :: 00:05:35
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#44 : 96a593c0-ddb8-11f0-547e-dfa1efeffe37 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 96a593c0-ddb8-11f0-547e-dfa1efeffe37 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-10-19 at 00:01:09 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (84261) 2002 SD51
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0172482454930199936
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 04 25 46.5616, DE = +32 45 44.215  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.61 mag, RP = 12.69 mag, BP = 14.5 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.12 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.3 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 4.3 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 14.6 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 108° (sunlit = 6%), Sun = 135°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 4.7 mas = 5 km = 1.18 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.02 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#44
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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