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2025-09-28 / UCAC4 339-136006 / (17663) 1996 VK30

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1 show Stefan Meister O- VID M500 CH GPS 17:53:54 :: :: 17:54:24
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1 observation found in db: sodis

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JPL#50 : 7812e2f0-ddb8-11f0-547e-e9c4e77b0de6 [db: observed]
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Occultation UUID [and DB] : 7812e2f0-ddb8-11f0-547e-e9c4e77b0de6 [observed] Occultation Date + Time : 2025-09-28 at 17:54:00 UT +/- 0.0 min [1] Object Designation : (17663) 1996 VK30 Orbit Class : MBA Star Designation : GDR3 4090135052963652736 Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 18 24 23.7275, DE = -22 23 07.771 [2] Star Magnitudes : G = 13.85 mag, RP = 13.44 mag, BP = 14.1 mag Object Magnitude : V = 20.02 mag Estimated Magnitude Drop : 6.2 mag Estimated Max. Duration : 0.3 sec Object Mean Diameter : 4.6 km (src: astorb) Speed of the shadow : 14.0 km/s Elongation to Moon & Sun : 15° (sunlit = 38%), Sun = 90° Cross-track uncertainty : 0.4 mas = 0 km = 0.18 path-width (1-sig) RUWE and duplicate source : 1.18 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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