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1 observation found in db: sodis
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Event Details
Occultation UUID [and DB] : 59e93770-33cb-11f1-6999-2e02bfcfb981 [asteroids]
Occultation Date + Time : 2026-05-07 at 20:12:59 UT +/- 0.0 min [1]
Object Designation : (536) Merapi
Orbit Class : MBA
Star Designation : GDR3 0899642889411359872
Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 07 26 03.7437, DE = +37 53 45.267 [2]
Star Magnitudes : G = 13.28 mag, RP = 12.82 mag, BP = 13.57 mag
Object Magnitude : V = 14.78 mag
Estimated Magnitude Drop : 1.8 mag
Estimated Max. Duration : 5.2 sec
Object Mean Diameter : 151.4 km (src: astorb)
Speed of the shadow : 28.9 km/s
Elongation to Moon & Sun : 166° (sunlit = 70%), Sun = 61°
Cross-track uncertainty : 0.7 mas = 2 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
RUWE and duplicate source : 1.14 mas, dup.src = 0 (0:false, 1:true)
Ephemeris Reference : JPL#143
Note : FP:true
[1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0
