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2025-11-25 / UCAC4 592-008775 / (113298) 2002 RQ178

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1 show William Stewart O- VID M279 GB GPS 20:20:40 :: :: 20:22:39
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#37 : c6f98e50-ddb8-11f0-547e-52696f6d6f03 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : c6f98e50-ddb8-11f0-547e-52696f6d6f03 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-11-25 at 20:18:54 UT +/- 0.06 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (113298) 2002 RQ178
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0119637177320480256
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 03 31 28.3127, DE = +28 13 09.422  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.39 mag, RP = 11.76 mag, BP = 12.85 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.06 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 6.7 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.2 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 2.6 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 11.0 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 112° (sunlit = 26%), Sun = 169°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 22.7 mas = 26 km = 10.20 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.11 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#37
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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