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Stellar Occultation by (52235) 1979 MW2 on 2023-12-06 (19:43:10 UT)

CTU: Cross-track uncertainty (zero means: use the nominal prediction value, see event details below). Offsets and CTU all in mas.


Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and db] : b8c842b0-c340-11ef-5276-a7339e97a0ff [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2023-12-06 at 19:43:10 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (52235) 1979 MW2
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3361656750665817600
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 07 04 31.4100, DE = +17 37 57.657  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.3 mag, RP = 12.91 mag, BP = 13.54 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.93 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 5.6 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.5 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 4.7 km  (src: astorb)
 Orbital Class             : MBA
 Speed of the shadow       : 9.3 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 76° (sunlit = 35%), Sun = 149°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.7 mas = 1 km = 0.22 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.08 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#41

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


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