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2025-11-05 / Other J074206.70+113524.6 / (78735) 2002 TC253

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Stefano Sposetti O+ VID M420 CH GPS 04:43:45 04:44:39.175 04:44:39.375 04:45:45 0.010 0.010 0.20 2.3
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#44 : b1625d60-ddb8-11f0-547e-6285f7fda5bf [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : b1625d60-ddb8-11f0-547e-6285f7fda5bf [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-11-05 at 04:46:53 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (78735) 2002 TC253
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3150194787463033344
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 07 42 06.7002, DE = +11 35 24.369  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 11.53 mag, RP = 11.11 mag, BP = 11.79 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.58 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 8.1 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.3 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 3.4 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 11.4 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 78° (sunlit = 100%), Sun = 107°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.0 mas = 1 km = 0.43 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.03 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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