Cora»Occultation

2023-09-24 / UCAC4 443-128481 / (108579) 2001 MD8

#	OBS	Observer	Occ	Meth.	Instr.	CC	TSRC	UT1	UT2	UT3	UT4	UT2E	UT3E	Dur.	Chrd
1	show	Zdenek Sikac	O-	VID	T150	CZ	NTP	19:31:01			19:35:00

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

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JPL#42 : 113f0580-ddb4-11f0-547e-9c2b5fdd32a9 [db: observed]

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Event Details
Occultation UUID [and DB] : 113f0580-ddb4-11f0-547e-9c2b5fdd32a9 [observed] Occultation Date + Time : 2023-09-24 at 19:45:16 UT +/- 0.13 min [1] Object Designation : (108579) 2001 MD8 Orbit Class : MBA Star Designation : GDR3 2688957493631685888 Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 21 08 35.6710, DE = -01 25 40.576 [2] Star Magnitudes : G = 12.52 mag, RP = 11.79 mag, BP = 13.14 mag Object Magnitude : V = 19.15 mag Estimated Magnitude Drop : 6.6 mag Estimated Max. Duration : 0.6 sec Object Mean Diameter : 4.1 km (src: astorb) Speed of the shadow : 6.6 km/s Elongation to Moon & Sun : 29° (sunlit = 72%), Sun = 136° Cross-track uncertainty : 2.3 mas = 3 km = 0.82 path-width (1-sig) RUWE and duplicate source : 0.94 mas, dup.src = 0 (0:false, 1:true) Ephemeris Reference : JPL#42 Note : FP:true [1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

Event Details

Occultation UUID [and DB] : 113f0580-ddb4-11f0-547e-9c2b5fdd32a9 [observed] Occultation Date + Time : 2023-09-24 at 19:45:16 UT +/- 0.13 min [1] Object Designation : (108579) 2001 MD8 Orbit Class : MBA Star Designation : GDR3 2688957493631685888 Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 21 08 35.6710, DE = -01 25 40.576 [2] Star Magnitudes : G = 12.52 mag, RP = 11.79 mag, BP = 13.14 mag Object Magnitude : V = 19.15 mag Estimated Magnitude Drop : 6.6 mag Estimated Max. Duration : 0.6 sec Object Mean Diameter : 4.1 km (src: astorb) Speed of the shadow : 6.6 km/s Elongation to Moon & Sun : 29° (sunlit = 72%), Sun = 136° Cross-track uncertainty : 2.3 mas = 3 km = 0.82 path-width (1-sig) RUWE and duplicate source : 0.94 mas, dup.src = 0 (0:false, 1:true) Ephemeris Reference : JPL#42 Note : FP:true [1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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