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2026-07-02 / TYC 6246-00090-1 / (52521) 1996 JU3

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Deborah Smith O+ VID M300 ES GPS 21:27:15 21:28:14.177 21:28:14.655 21:29:15 0.006 0.006 0.48 4.6
2 show Deborah Smith O- VID M250 ES GPS 21:27:18 :: :: 21:29:18
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

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JPL45 : f129fd30-d9a8-11f1-43f3-f756ee7b3535 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : f129fd30-d9a8-11f1-43f3-f756ee7b3535 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-07-02 at 21:25:44 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (52521) 1996 JU3
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4114787340600512896
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 17 25 19.3527, DE = -22 05 49.326  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 10.37 mag, RP = 9.79 mag, BP = 10.77 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.02 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 8.6 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.3 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 2.6 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 9.5 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 51° (sunlit = 92%), Sun = 161°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.2 mas = 1 km = 0.51 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 2.85 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL45
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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