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2025-12-31 / UCAC4 368-040059 / (447178) 2005 RO43

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Deborah Smith O- VID M300 ES GPS 02:46:51 :: :: 02:51:51
2 show Deborah Smith O- VID M250 ES GPS 02:46:54 :: :: 02:51:55
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

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#20 (24-02-23) : 3b1d1ae0-d294-11ee-7567-e3efee2f661e [db: cetnos]
JPL#24 : 380bbad0-408b-11f0-4ed7-b50562f7033b [db: cetnos]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 3b1d1ae0-d294-11ee-7567-e3efee2f661e [cetnos]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-12-31 at 02:52:29 UT +/- 2.16 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (447178) 2005 RO43
 Orbit Class               : CEN
 Star Designation          : GDR3 5718298743276254464
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 07 55 42.8544, DE = -16 30 41.735  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 15.25 mag, RP = 14.75 mag, BP = 15.57 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.2 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.0 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 6.3 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 123.4 km  (src: CORA+astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 19.5 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 78° (sunlit = 85%), Sun = 137°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 56.0 mas = 594 km = 4.82 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.91 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#20 (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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