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Stellar Occultation by (16269) Merkord on 2024-11-27 (21:23:42 UT)

CTU: Cross-track uncertainty (zero means: use the nominal prediction value, see event details below). Offsets and CTU all in mas.


Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and db] : 876e4b00-c35a-11ef-5276-a966ff71c316 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-11-27 at 21:23:42 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (16269) Merkord
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3404035360476554496
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 05 31 16.4405, DE = +22 13 03.846  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 9.83 mag, RP = 9.51 mag, BP = 10.01 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.79 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 9.0 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.4 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 4 km  (src: astorb)
 Orbital Class             : MBA
 Speed of the shadow       : 11.3 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 125° (sunlit = 10%), Sun = 163°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.7 mas = 0 km = 0.24 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.91 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#41

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


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