Cora»Occultation

2025-11-15 / UCAC4 557-032051 / (119979) 2002 WC19

#	OBS	Observer	Occ	Meth.	Instr.	CC	TSRC	UT1	UT2	UT3	UT4	UT2E	UT3E	Dur.	Chrd
1	show	Deborah Smith	O-	VID	M200	ES	GPS	05:45:21	::	::	06:15:21

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1 observation found in db: sodis

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JPL#10 : b646f570-ddb8-11f0-547e-31da67ff347c [db: observed]

JPL#9 (24-02-23) : 55d4cbb0-d2a5-11ee-7567-d88bfeeb56e1 [db: cetnos]

JPL#10 : 63a69920-4096-11f0-4ed7-9efdfdbe36a8 [db: cetnos]

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Event Details
Occultation UUID [and DB] : 63a69920-4096-11f0-4ed7-9efdfdbe36a8 [cetnos] Occultation Date + Time : 2025-11-15 at 06:00:44 UT +/- 6.3 min [1] Object Designation : (119979) 2002 WC19 Orbit Class : TNO Star Designation : GDR3 3378870704710012544 Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 06 41 18.0424, DE = +21 16 13.754 [2] Star Magnitudes : G = 14.52 mag, RP = 14.04 mag, BP = 14.83 mag Object Magnitude : V = 20.68 mag Estimated Magnitude Drop : 6.2 mag Estimated Max. Duration : 25.4 sec Object Mean Diameter : 401.3 km (src: CORA+astorb) Speed of the shadow : 15.8 km/s Elongation to Moon & Sun : 78° (sunlit = 21%), Sun = 133° Cross-track uncertainty : 75.7 mas = 2099 km = 5.23 path-width (1-sig) RUWE and duplicate source : 1.05 mas, dup.src = 0 (0:false, 1:true) Ephemeris Reference : JPL#10 Object is a "TNOs are cool" target ! [1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

Event Details

Occultation UUID [and DB] : 63a69920-4096-11f0-4ed7-9efdfdbe36a8 [cetnos] Occultation Date + Time : 2025-11-15 at 06:00:44 UT +/- 6.3 min [1] Object Designation : (119979) 2002 WC19 Orbit Class : TNO Star Designation : GDR3 3378870704710012544 Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 06 41 18.0424, DE = +21 16 13.754 [2] Star Magnitudes : G = 14.52 mag, RP = 14.04 mag, BP = 14.83 mag Object Magnitude : V = 20.68 mag Estimated Magnitude Drop : 6.2 mag Estimated Max. Duration : 25.4 sec Object Mean Diameter : 401.3 km (src: CORA+astorb) Speed of the shadow : 15.8 km/s Elongation to Moon & Sun : 78° (sunlit = 21%), Sun = 133° Cross-track uncertainty : 75.7 mas = 2099 km = 5.23 path-width (1-sig) RUWE and duplicate source : 1.05 mas, dup.src = 0 (0:false, 1:true) Ephemeris Reference : JPL#10 Object is a "TNOs are cool" target !
[1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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