Cora»Occultation

2024-08-01 / UCAC4 586-123760 / (40244) 1998 WP4

#	OBS	Observer	Occ	Meth.	Instr.	CC	TSRC	UT1	UT2	UT3	UT4	UT2E	UT3E	Dur.	Chrd
1	show	Eric Barbotin	O-	VID	T500	FR	NTP	20:39:51			20:43:51

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JPL#47 : 24014f10-ddb5-11f0-547e-4a00dfffe765 [db: observed]

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Event Details
Occultation UUID [and DB] : 24014f10-ddb5-11f0-547e-4a00dfffe765 [observed] Occultation Date + Time : 2024-08-01 at 20:32:58 UT +/- 0.0 min [1] Object Designation : (40244) 1998 WP4 Orbit Class : MBA Star Designation : GDR3 1799885519463855488 Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 21 50 50.8437, DE = +27 04 50.662 [2] Star Magnitudes : G = 11.85 mag, RP = 11.34 mag, BP = 12.18 mag Object Magnitude : V = 18.11 mag Estimated Magnitude Drop : 6.3 mag Estimated Max. Duration : 0.5 sec Object Mean Diameter : 3.2 km (src: astorb) Speed of the shadow : 6.6 km/s Elongation to Moon & Sun : 109° (sunlit = 7%), Sun = 133° Cross-track uncertainty : 0.3 mas = 0 km = 0.08 path-width (1-sig) RUWE and duplicate source : 0.98 mas, dup.src = 0 (0:false, 1:true) Ephemeris Reference : JPL#47 Note : FP:true [1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

Event Details

Occultation UUID [and DB] : 24014f10-ddb5-11f0-547e-4a00dfffe765 [observed] Occultation Date + Time : 2024-08-01 at 20:32:58 UT +/- 0.0 min [1] Object Designation : (40244) 1998 WP4 Orbit Class : MBA Star Designation : GDR3 1799885519463855488 Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 21 50 50.8437, DE = +27 04 50.662 [2] Star Magnitudes : G = 11.85 mag, RP = 11.34 mag, BP = 12.18 mag Object Magnitude : V = 18.11 mag Estimated Magnitude Drop : 6.3 mag Estimated Max. Duration : 0.5 sec Object Mean Diameter : 3.2 km (src: astorb) Speed of the shadow : 6.6 km/s Elongation to Moon & Sun : 109° (sunlit = 7%), Sun = 133° Cross-track uncertainty : 0.3 mas = 0 km = 0.08 path-width (1-sig) RUWE and duplicate source : 0.98 mas, dup.src = 0 (0:false, 1:true) Ephemeris Reference : JPL#47 Note : FP:true [1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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