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2026-07-28 / UCAC4 464-001405 / (256355) 2006 XW55

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Deborah Smith O+ VID M300 ES GPS 03:16:14 03:17:14.75 03:17:15.16 03:18:15 0.007 0.007 0.41 4.8
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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JPL43 : 9d0bfe80-d9ab-11f1-43f3-03449dfd1a1c [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 9d0bfe80-d9ab-11f1-43f3-03449dfd1a1c [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-07-28 at 03:20:36 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (256355) 2006 XW55
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 2539353165552209280
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 01 01 46.0124, DE = +02 42 52.588  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.2 mag, RP = 11.69 mag, BP = 12.54 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.52 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 7.3 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.2 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 2.6 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 11.8 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 86° (sunlit = 98%), Sun = 110°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.7 mas = 0 km = 0.31 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.09 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL43
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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