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Stellar Occultation by (4489) Dracius on 2023-11-07 (20:40:40 UT)



Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and db] : d8a24e9b-60dc-4e81-b170-937f67837300 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2023-11-07 at 20:40:40 UT +/- 0.08 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (4489) Dracius
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3397890464866839168
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 05 39 04.2495, DE = +19 00 38.022  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 11.27 mag, RP = 10.66 mag, BP = 11.7 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 16.19 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.9 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 8.3 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 93 km  (src: astorb)
 Orbital Class             : JTRO
 Speed of the shadow       : 11.2 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 78° (sunlit = 27%), Sun = 140°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 8.0 mas = 23 km = 0.26 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 5.35 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#65

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


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