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2023-08-04 / UCAC4 473-117553 / (242128) 2002 XA42

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Carles Schnabel O- VID M400 ES GPS 20:45:48 20:49:01
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1 observation found in db: sodis

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JPL#37 : e4518e80-ddb3-11f0-547e-4c809dd37535 [db: observed]
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Event Details
Occultation UUID [and DB] : e4518e80-ddb3-11f0-547e-4c809dd37535 [observed] Occultation Date + Time : 2023-08-04 at 20:41:38 UT +/- 0.02 min [1] Object Designation : (242128) 2002 XA42 Orbit Class : MBA Star Designation : GDR3 4247590924808336896 Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 20 09 07.6207, DE = +04 34 23.675 [2] Star Magnitudes : G = 12.63 mag, RP = 12.15 mag, BP = 12.95 mag Object Magnitude : V = 17.8 mag Estimated Magnitude Drop : 5.2 mag Estimated Max. Duration : 0.4 sec Object Mean Diameter : 4.3 km (src: astorb) Speed of the shadow : 10.3 km/s Elongation to Moon & Sun : 56° (sunlit = 86%), Sun = 155° Cross-track uncertainty : 5.0 mas = 5 km = 1.20 path-width (1-sig) RUWE and duplicate source : 1.04 mas, dup.src = 0 (0:false, 1:true) Ephemeris Reference : JPL#37 Note : FP:true [1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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