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Stellar Occultation by (29) Amphitrite on 2008-12-31 (05:09:09 UT)



Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and db] : 1792330f-ef70-4b96-81af-c461acee06ae [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2008-12-31 at 05:09:09 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (29) Amphitrite
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3695161510953618944
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 12 20 56.4273, DE = -00 29 19.090  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 11.95 mag, RP = 11.49 mag, BP = 12.24 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 10.86 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.3 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 15.3 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 212 km  (src: astorb)
 Orbital Class             : MBA
 Speed of the shadow       : 13.9 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 135° (sunlit = 12%), Sun = 95°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.3 mas = 3 km = 0.02 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.11 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#164

 Object is a <Gaia mass determination> target !

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


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