Cora»Occultation

2025-09-16 / UCAC4 552-019431 / (68858) 2002 JW

#	OBS	Observer	Occ	Meth.	Instr.	CC	TSRC	UT1	UT2	UT3	UT4	UT2E	UT3E	Dur.	Chrd
1	show	Oscar Canales	O-	CCD	M280	ES	GPS	00:34:02	::	::	00:35:32

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#46 : 74f4f690-ddb7-11f0-547e-01e3faddb258 [db: observed]

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Event Details
Occultation UUID [and DB] : 74f4f690-ddb7-11f0-547e-01e3faddb258 [observed] Occultation Date + Time : 2025-09-16 at 00:38:57 UT +/- 0.0 min [1] Object Designation : (68858) 2002 JW Orbit Class : MBA Star Designation : GDR3 3399813613781957376 Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 05 50 52.9203, DE = +20 19 57.915 [2] Star Magnitudes : G = 12.98 mag, RP = 11.85 mag, BP = 14.32 mag Object Magnitude : V = 19.94 mag Estimated Magnitude Drop : 7.0 mag Estimated Max. Duration : 0.3 sec Object Mean Diameter : 5.0 km (src: astorb) Speed of the shadow : 17.1 km/s Elongation to Moon & Sun : 18° (sunlit = 33%), Sun = 86° Cross-track uncertainty : 0.7 mas = 1 km = 0.30 path-width (1-sig) RUWE and duplicate source : 1.18 mas, dup.src = 0 (0:false, 1:true) Ephemeris Reference : JPL#46 Note : FP:true [1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

Event Details

Occultation UUID [and DB] : 74f4f690-ddb7-11f0-547e-01e3faddb258 [observed] Occultation Date + Time : 2025-09-16 at 00:38:57 UT +/- 0.0 min [1] Object Designation : (68858) 2002 JW Orbit Class : MBA Star Designation : GDR3 3399813613781957376 Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 05 50 52.9203, DE = +20 19 57.915 [2] Star Magnitudes : G = 12.98 mag, RP = 11.85 mag, BP = 14.32 mag Object Magnitude : V = 19.94 mag Estimated Magnitude Drop : 7.0 mag Estimated Max. Duration : 0.3 sec Object Mean Diameter : 5.0 km (src: astorb) Speed of the shadow : 17.1 km/s Elongation to Moon & Sun : 18° (sunlit = 33%), Sun = 86° Cross-track uncertainty : 0.7 mas = 1 km = 0.30 path-width (1-sig) RUWE and duplicate source : 1.18 mas, dup.src = 0 (0:false, 1:true) Ephemeris Reference : JPL#46 Note : FP:true [1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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