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2023-07-01 / UCAC4 332-135754 / (31078) 1996 XJ5

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Jordi Marco O- CCD M235 ES NTP 21:29:31 21:33:17
2 show Antoni Selva, Carlos Perello O- VID M500 ES GPS 21:29:19 21:33:18
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2 observations found in db: sodis

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#50 : ee94e380-c336-11ef-5276-c3d0b7f7d1de [db: observed]
JPL#50 : ee98db20-c336-11ef-5276-b3d2fbffc04e [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : ee94e380-c336-11ef-5276-c3d0b7f7d1de [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2023-07-01 at 21:55:38 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (31078) 1996 XJ5
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4066338146656360576
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 18 14 36.0548, DE = -23 45 02.519  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.57 mag, RP = 13.04 mag, BP = 17.85 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 16.52 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 2.1 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.6 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 6.3 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 9.9 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 15° (sunlit = 97%), Sun = 174°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.9 mas = 0 km = 0.14 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.04 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#50

 
 [1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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