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Stellar Occultation by (56) Melete on 2017-09-24 (03:10:17 UT)



Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and db] : 33322f2f-8711-4a33-b462-2051ef4962a5 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2017-09-24 at 03:10:17 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (56) Melete
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3348704499391793152
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 06 02 17.1513, DE = +16 09 28.536  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 10.96 mag, RP = 10.67 mag, BP = 11.12 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 14.09 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 3.2 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 8.2 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 113 km  (src: astorb)
 Orbital Class             : MBA
 Speed of the shadow       : 13.8 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 137° (sunlit = 15%), Sun = 91°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.3 mas = 2 km = 0.02 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.02 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#134

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


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