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2026-03-19 / UCAC4 593-020621 / (87) Sylvia

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Jean-Francois Pittet O- VID M254 DE GPS 21:06:00 :: :: 21:10:00
2 show Zdenek Sikac O- VID T150 CZ GPS 21:06:55 :: :: 21:08:55
3 show Daniel Antuszewicz O- VID M300 PL NTP 21:06:36 :: :: 21:09:33
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

3 observations found in db: sodis

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#128 : 690927c0-de6b-11f0-4858-58b1e65f3806 [db: asteroids]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 690927c0-de6b-11f0-4858-58b1e65f3806 [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-03-19 at 21:04:01 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (87) Sylvia
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3442765215184747520
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 05 37 02.8887, DE = +28 33 45.999  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.26 mag, RP = 13.54 mag, BP = 14.82 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 13.36 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.4 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 16.0 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 260.9 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 16.3 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 75° (sunlit = 1%), Sun = 86°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.0 mas = 2 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.12 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#128
 Note                      : FP:true

 Object is a Gaia mass determination target !
[1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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