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2025-11-15 / UCAC4 557-032051 / (119979) 2002 WC19

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Deborah Smith O- VID M200 ES GPS 05:45:21 :: :: 06:15:21
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

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#9 (24-02-23) : 55d4cbb0-d2a5-11ee-7567-d88bfeeb56e1 [db: cetnos]
JPL#10 : 63a69920-4096-11f0-4ed7-9efdfdbe36a8 [db: cetnos]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 55d4cbb0-d2a5-11ee-7567-d88bfeeb56e1 [cetnos]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-11-15 at 06:00:37 UT +/- 6.51 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (119979) 2002 WC19
 Orbit Class               : TNO
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3378870704710012544
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 06 41 18.0424, DE = +21 16 13.754  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.52 mag, RP = 14.04 mag, BP = 14.83 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 20.69 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 6.2 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 25.3 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 399.5 km  (src: CORA+astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 15.8 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 78° (sunlit = 21%), Sun = 133°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 76.3 mas = 2115 km = 5.30 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.05 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#9 (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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