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2026-03-19 / UCAC4 562-026669 / (17) Thetis

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Deborah Smith O+ VID M300 ES GPS 21:03:33 21:04:30.759 21:04:34.660 21:05:33 0.252 0.252 3.90 48.4
2 show Deborah Smith O- VID M250 ES GPS 21:03:29 :: :: 21:05:29
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

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#152 : 29ff9cd0-de6b-11f0-4858-8ef1fbfb8a2c [db: asteroids]

Using prediction 29ff9cd0-de6b-11f0-4858-8ef1fbfb8a2c for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2026-03-19, 21:03 UT (JD = 2461119.377)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 116None12.266 236°, 19° 2.434464e626655.40.0° None2011-04-11 77.0 +/- 8.0 km 2011-03-28
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] : 29ff9cd0-de6b-11f0-4858-8ef1fbfb8a2c [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-03-19 at 21:00:09 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (17) Thetis
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3377003905765273728
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 06 16 48.4447, DE = +22 16 07.273  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.49 mag, RP = 13.87 mag, BP = 14.94 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 13.09 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.3 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 7.3 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 90.0 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 12.4 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 84° (sunlit = 1%), Sun = 95°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.0 mas = 1 km = 0.02 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.08 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#152
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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