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2023-10-14 / UCAC4 480-133938 / (1490) Limpopo

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Michal Rottenborn O- VID M254 CZ GPS 00:37:36 00:41:36
2 show Jiri Kubanek O- VID M303 CZ GPS 00:38:06 00:41:06
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2 observations found in db: sodis

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#60 : 337cb3ee-0418-4ad3-b792-d05eae545237 [db: observed]
JPL#66 : e8f20ae0-c33e-11ef-5276-e1d2fbdfb29a [db: observed]

Using prediction 337cb3ee-0418-4ad3-b792-d05eae545237 for map and profile fit

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 337cb3ee-0418-4ad3-b792-d05eae545237 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2023-10-14 at 00:46:55 UT +/- 0.08 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (1490) Limpopo
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 2696524989784115200
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 22 02 06.0981, DE = +05 50 08.847  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.37 mag, RP = 12.84 mag, BP = 13.73 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 15.11 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 1.9 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 3.9 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 18.6 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 4.8 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 139° (sunlit = 0%), Sun = 132°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 6.7 mas = 5 km = 0.31 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.13 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#60

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

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