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2026-03-29 / UCAC4 329-085410 / (2258) Viipuri

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Simon Kidd O+ VID M350 GB GPS 04:24:00 04:24:56.5 04:25:01.8 04:26:00 0.400 0.400 5.30 27.6
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

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JPL#71 : 12aabcb0-de73-11f0-4858-2b0ddeef1cd2 [db: asteroids]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 12aabcb0-de73-11f0-4858-2b0ddeef1cd2 [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-03-29 at 04:29:23 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (2258) Viipuri
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4113262829028174976
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 16 56 46.6797, DE = -24 23 24.905  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.97 mag, RP = 14.18 mag, BP = 15.62 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 16.96 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 2.2 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 4.5 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 23.5 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 5.2 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 114° (sunlit = 84%), Sun = 113°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.4 mas = 0 km = 0.03 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.96 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#71
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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