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2026-07-14 / UCAC4 348-155895 / (738) Alagasta

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Deborah Smith O+ VID M250 ES GPS 02:04:31 02:05:31.542 02:05:35.292 02:06:31 0.812 0.812 3.75 44.2
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):
JPL87 : 81f6be00-d992-11f1-43f3-0dc7faff5b80 [db: observed]
JPL87 : 30749550-d994-11f1-43f3-a2907f3f071c [db: observed]
JPL87 : 8692a060-d9aa-11f1-43f3-60eb7fdfa454 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 81f6be00-d992-11f1-43f3-0dc7faff5b80 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-07-14 at 02:11:14 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (738) Alagasta
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4080079194494597248
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 18 41 10.3029, DE = -20 35 44.665  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.88 mag, RP = 14.15 mag, BP = 15.35 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 14.38 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 5.3 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 62.8 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 11.8 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 170° (sunlit = 0%), Sun = 168°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.5 mas = 0 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.62 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL87
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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