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2025-11-17 / UCAC4 424-001354 / (244463) 2002 RM178

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1 show Tim Haymes O- VID M280 GB GPS 23:17:46 :: :: 23:19:46
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1 observation found in db: sodis

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JPL#39 : b9a47850-ddb8-11f0-547e-68e71a6bd834 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : b9a47850-ddb8-11f0-547e-68e71a6bd834 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-11-17 at 23:26:31 UT +/- 0.1 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (244463) 2002 RM178
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 2476924411451108352
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 01 06 32.0051, DE = -05 21 02.570  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.77 mag, RP = 13.12 mag, BP = 14.27 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 20.22 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 6.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.6 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 3.3 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 6.0 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 157° (sunlit = 5%), Sun = 136°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 16.3 mas = 28 km = 8.50 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.09 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#39
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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