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2024-10-24 / UCAC4 617-016975 / (170131) 2003 AC26

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Jiri Kubanek O- VID M303 CZ GPS 20:35:03 20:38:03
2 show Zdenek Sikac O- VID T150 CZ NTP 20:34:01 20:38:00
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2 observations found in db: sodis

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JPL#26 : 83cc2ff0-c358-11ef-5276-6c87d7bfdca7 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 83cc2ff0-c358-11ef-5276-6c87d7bfdca7 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-10-24 at 20:19:21 UT +/- 0.18 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (170131) 2003 AC26
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0161452016842011264
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 04 46 02.8752, DE = +33 16 38.513  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.52 mag, RP = 11.48 mag, BP = 13.66 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 20.12 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 7.6 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.6 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 2.8 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 4.4 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 53° (sunlit = 45%), Sun = 136°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 24.7 mas = 36 km = 13.11 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.92 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#26

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

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