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2023-12-17 / TYC 1977-01925-1 / (18519) 1996 VH4

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Oscar Canales O- VID M280 ES GPS 01:03:23 01:05:53
2 show Zdenek Sikac O- VID L70 CZ NTP 1:04:00. 1:08:00.
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

2 observations found in db: sodis

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JPL#50 : 476c3150-ddb4-11f0-547e-c2d5ffefc02d [db: observed]
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Occultation UUID [and DB] : 476c3150-ddb4-11f0-547e-c2d5ffefc02d [observed] Occultation Date + Time : 2023-12-17 at 01:08:57 UT +/- 0.01 min [1] Object Designation : (18519) 1996 VH4 Orbit Class : MBA Star Designation : GDR3 3989724971001228416 Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 10 51 10.0551, DE = +22 48 23.282 [2] Star Magnitudes : G = 10.85 mag, RP = 10.38 mag, BP = 11.13 mag Object Magnitude : V = 18.06 mag Estimated Magnitude Drop : 7.2 mag Estimated Max. Duration : 0.5 sec Object Mean Diameter : 6.4 km (src: astorb) Speed of the shadow : 11.9 km/s Elongation to Moon & Sun : 161° (sunlit = 20%), Sun = 109° Cross-track uncertainty : 5.8 mas = 8 km = 1.26 path-width (1-sig) RUWE and duplicate source : 54.33 mas, dup.src = 0 (0:false, 1:true) Ephemeris Reference : JPL#50 Note : FP:true [1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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