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2026-03-17 / UCAC4 522-017107 / (433) Eros

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Christian Weber O+ VID T203 DE GPS 19:04:04 19:06:01.07 19:06:01.71 19:07:15 0.080 0.080 0.64 10.3
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

1 observation found in db: sodis

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#659 : d05dae40-de6c-11f0-4858-4ca9fdcb69b9 [db: asteroids]

Using prediction d05dae40-de6c-11f0-4858-4ca9fdcb69b9 for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2026-03-17, 19:06 UT (JD = 2461117.296)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 30835.05.270 17°, 11° 2.451545e69572.332.64° Shape model from PDS (433 EROS PLATE MODEL MSI 1708), rotation state from Konopliv et al. (2002)2019-03-09 16.897 +/- 0.0 km 2019-03-08
Q: model quality flag (0-5, 5=highest) | P: rotation period | λ,β: ecl. lon. and lat. of spin axis (J2000) | JD: initial time (epoch) | φ0: initial rotation angle for JD0

 
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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : d05dae40-de6c-11f0-4858-4ca9fdcb69b9 [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-03-17 at 19:05:24 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (433) Eros
 Orbit Class               : NEO
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3346866979242573824
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 05 53 16.3998, DE = +14 12 56.008  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.2 mag, RP = 11.89 mag, BP = 12.37 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 11.02 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.3 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 1.8 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 28.8 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 16.1 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 107° (sunlit = 2%), Sun = 91°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 5.7 mas = 2 km = 0.08 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.04 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#659
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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