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2025-08-24 / UCAC4 551-013495 / (1427) Ruvuma

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Peter Nosal, Paula Libic O+ VID M200 SK NTP 01:46:30 01:46:58.75 01:46:59.87 01:48:08 0.130 0.120 1.12 27.3
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#79 : 50fbfa90-ddb7-11f0-547e-045bfbbf8a92 [db: observed]
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Occultation UUID [and DB] : 50fbfa90-ddb7-11f0-547e-045bfbbf8a92 [observed] Occultation Date + Time : 2025-08-24 at 01:49:08 UT +/- 0.0 min [1] Object Designation : (1427) Ruvuma Orbit Class : MBA Star Designation : GDR3 3413776865995937408 Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 05 17 26.1326, DE = +20 10 22.330 [2] Star Magnitudes : G = 14.86 mag, RP = 14.07 mag, BP = 15.52 mag Object Magnitude : V = 16.92 mag Estimated Magnitude Drop : 2.2 mag Estimated Max. Duration : 1.5 sec Object Mean Diameter : 37.6 km (src: astorb) Speed of the shadow : 24.4 km/s Elongation to Moon & Sun : 81° (sunlit = 1%), Sun = 71° Cross-track uncertainty : 0.4 mas = 0 km = 0.02 path-width (1-sig) RUWE and duplicate source : 0.97 mas, dup.src = 0 (0:false, 1:true) Ephemeris Reference : JPL#79 Note : FP:true Object is a Gaia mass determination target !
[1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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