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2023-08-07 / UCAC4 357-125129 / (34999) 1978 VC3

#	OBS	Observer	Occ	Meth.	Instr.	CC	TSRC	UT1	UT2	UT3	UT4	UT2E	UT3E	Dur.	Chrd
1	show	Carles Schnabel	O-	VID	M400	ES	GPS	23:06:53			23:09:56

UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

1 observation found in db: sodis

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JPL#53 : e5fdb7e0-ddb3-11f0-547e-1be9b7f94907 [db: observed]

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Event Details
Occultation UUID [and DB] : e5fdb7e0-ddb3-11f0-547e-1be9b7f94907 [observed] Occultation Date + Time : 2023-08-07 at 23:18:26 UT +/- 0.01 min [1] Object Designation : (34999) 1978 VC3 Orbit Class : MBA Star Designation : GDR3 4095527740832448768 Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 18 12 25.9962, DE = -18 40 44.588 [2] Star Magnitudes : G = 13.58 mag, RP = 13.04 mag, BP = 13.95 mag Object Magnitude : V = 17.99 mag Estimated Magnitude Drop : 4.4 mag Estimated Max. Duration : 1.8 sec Object Mean Diameter : 4.5 km (src: astorb) Speed of the shadow : 2.5 km/s Elongation to Moon & Sun : 126° (sunlit = 55%), Sun = 138° Cross-track uncertainty : 0.3 mas = 0 km = 0.07 path-width (1-sig) RUWE and duplicate source : 1.2 mas, dup.src = 0 (0:false, 1:true) Ephemeris Reference : JPL#53 Note : FP:true [1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

Event Details

Occultation UUID [and DB] : e5fdb7e0-ddb3-11f0-547e-1be9b7f94907 [observed] Occultation Date + Time : 2023-08-07 at 23:18:26 UT +/- 0.01 min [1] Object Designation : (34999) 1978 VC3 Orbit Class : MBA Star Designation : GDR3 4095527740832448768 Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 18 12 25.9962, DE = -18 40 44.588 [2] Star Magnitudes : G = 13.58 mag, RP = 13.04 mag, BP = 13.95 mag Object Magnitude : V = 17.99 mag Estimated Magnitude Drop : 4.4 mag Estimated Max. Duration : 1.8 sec Object Mean Diameter : 4.5 km (src: astorb) Speed of the shadow : 2.5 km/s Elongation to Moon & Sun : 126° (sunlit = 55%), Sun = 138° Cross-track uncertainty : 0.3 mas = 0 km = 0.07 path-width (1-sig) RUWE and duplicate source : 1.2 mas, dup.src = 0 (0:false, 1:true) Ephemeris Reference : JPL#53 Note : FP:true [1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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