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2026-03-19 / UCAC4 597-047220 / (977) Philippa

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Faustino Garcia O+ CCD T250 ES GPS 01:34:41 01:36:10.59 01:36:13.59 01:37:41 0.270 0.270 3.00 33.9
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#117 : f2118a50-de6e-11f0-4858-6a1acdf7c608 [db: asteroids]

Using prediction f2118a50-de6e-11f0-4858-6a1acdf7c608 for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2026-03-19, 01:36 UT (JD = 2461118.567)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 58901.015.404 213°, -67° 2.457437e63681.60.0° None2020-10-05 not scaled 2019-10-23
# 58911.015.404 85°, -66° 2.457437e63681.60.0° None2020-10-05 not scaled 2019-10-23
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] : f2118a50-de6e-11f0-4858-6a1acdf7c608 [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-03-19 at 01:38:49 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (977) Philippa
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0732488637765791744
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 11 07 52.3882, DE = +29 17 27.413  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.47 mag, RP = 13.97 mag, BP = 14.81 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 14.62 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.8 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 5.8 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 65.7 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 11.3 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 148° (sunlit = 0%), Sun = 149°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.0 mas = 1 km = 0.02 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.99 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#117
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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