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2025-10-28 / UCAC4 599-009641 / (378946) 2008 UQ159

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Carsten Ziolek O+ VID M356 CH GPS 21:07:36 21:08:02.130 21:08:02.626 21:08:36 0.029 0.029 0.50 6.0
2 show Stefano Sposetti O- VID M420 CH GPS 21:07:15 :: :: 21:09:15
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

2 observations found in db: sodis

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JPL#33 : a5084930-ddb8-11f0-547e-75361b4f259e [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : a5084930-ddb8-11f0-547e-75361b4f259e [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-10-28 at 21:02:53 UT +/- 0.06 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (378946) 2008 UQ159
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0120068632555108864
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 03 41 28.8942, DE = +29 36 47.120  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.88 mag, RP = 13.33 mag, BP = 14.25 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 20.54 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 6.7 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.2 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 2.6 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 12.0 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 124° (sunlit = 42%), Sun = 154°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 21.7 mas = 36 km = 13.87 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.12 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#33
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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