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Stellar Occultation by (56) Melete on 2002-02-24 (01:49:49 UT)



Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and db] : 6dc2eb24-c22b-4940-a4c3-bee75950ace7 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2002-02-24 at 01:49:49 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (56) Melete
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0596584568167871360
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 08 34 52.0307, DE = +08 52 40.407  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 10.57 mag, RP = 10.01 mag, BP = 10.95 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 13.43 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 2.9 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 8.7 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 113 km  (src: astorb)
 Orbital Class             : MBA
 Speed of the shadow       : 13.0 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 23° (sunlit = 85%), Sun = 152°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.0 mas = 3 km = 0.03 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.1 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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