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2025-11-22 / UCAC4 566-036907 / (159847) 2003 WG85

#	OBS	Observer	Occ	Meth.	Instr.	CC	TSRC	UT1	UT2	UT3	UT4	UT2E	UT3E	Dur.	Chrd
1	show	Zdenek Sikac	O-	VID	T150	CZ	NTP	22:37:36	::	::	22:39:37
2	show	William Stewart	O-	VID	M279	GB	GPS	22:39:08	::	::	22:41:07

UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

2 observations found in db: sodis

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JPL#35 : c2ea95c0-ddb8-11f0-547e-b4f7ff312f91 [db: observed]

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Event Details
Occultation UUID [and DB] : c2ea95c0-ddb8-11f0-547e-b4f7ff312f91 [observed] Occultation Date + Time : 2025-11-22 at 22:28:17 UT +/- 0.23 min [1] Object Designation : (159847) 2003 WG85 Orbit Class : MBA Star Designation : GDR3 0869549973418305792 Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 07 14 42.3292, DE = +23 08 40.414 [2] Star Magnitudes : G = 13.23 mag, RP = 12.75 mag, BP = 13.54 mag Object Magnitude : V = 19.22 mag Estimated Magnitude Drop : 6.0 mag Estimated Max. Duration : 0.5 sec Object Mean Diameter : 3.6 km (src: astorb) Speed of the shadow : 7.6 km/s Elongation to Moon & Sun : 162° (sunlit = 6%), Sun = 134° Cross-track uncertainty : 21.0 mas = 28 km = 7.81 path-width (1-sig) RUWE and duplicate source : 1.01 mas, dup.src = 0 (0:false, 1:true) Ephemeris Reference : JPL#35 Note : FP:true [1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

Event Details

Occultation UUID [and DB] : c2ea95c0-ddb8-11f0-547e-b4f7ff312f91 [observed] Occultation Date + Time : 2025-11-22 at 22:28:17 UT +/- 0.23 min [1] Object Designation : (159847) 2003 WG85 Orbit Class : MBA Star Designation : GDR3 0869549973418305792 Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 07 14 42.3292, DE = +23 08 40.414 [2] Star Magnitudes : G = 13.23 mag, RP = 12.75 mag, BP = 13.54 mag Object Magnitude : V = 19.22 mag Estimated Magnitude Drop : 6.0 mag Estimated Max. Duration : 0.5 sec Object Mean Diameter : 3.6 km (src: astorb) Speed of the shadow : 7.6 km/s Elongation to Moon & Sun : 162° (sunlit = 6%), Sun = 134° Cross-track uncertainty : 21.0 mas = 28 km = 7.81 path-width (1-sig) RUWE and duplicate source : 1.01 mas, dup.src = 0 (0:false, 1:true) Ephemeris Reference : JPL#35 Note : FP:true [1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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