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2026-07-16 / UCAC4 538-115497 / (180178) 2003 JU2

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Vitali Nevski O+ VID M300 BY GPS 22:28:20 22:29:18.74 22:29:18.99 22:30:20 0.050 0.050 0.25 3.3
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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JPL37 : a17827b0-d9aa-11f1-43f3-8b8cfffe3618 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : a17827b0-d9aa-11f1-43f3-8b8cfffe3618 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-07-16 at 22:29:25 UT +/- 0.03 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (180178) 2003 JU2
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 1821181346040901248
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 19 54 23.9015, DE = +17 25 47.917  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.81 mag, RP = 13.05 mag, BP = 14.44 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.64 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 5.8 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.3 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 4.2 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 13.2 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 136° (sunlit = 9%), Sun = 141°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 3.3 mas = 5 km = 1.34 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.96 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL37
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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