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Stellar Occultation by (52) Europa on 2003-09-21 (02:43:50 UT)



Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and db] : d7d25258-c103-4028-be50-d0f0ab7df212 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2003-09-21 at 02:43:50 UT +/- 0.05 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (52) Europa
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0006484060587179392
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 02 46 33.5586, DE = +05 36 50.027  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 11.22 mag, RP = 10.68 mag, BP = 11.6 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 11.56 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.9 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 52.0 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 303 km  (src: astorb)
 Orbital Class             : MBA
 Speed of the shadow       : 5.8 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 74° (sunlit = 28%), Sun = 136°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.3 mas = 3 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.03 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#125

 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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