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2026-08-04 / UCAC4 376-100851 / (880) Herba

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Deborah Smith, Eric Smith O+ VID M280 FR GPS 22:02:57 22:03:56.018 22:04:02.019 22:04:58 0.046 0.046 6.00 32.4
2 show Simon Kidd O- VID M350 GB GPS 22:03:30 :: :: 22:05:30
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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JPL72 : d3269740-d9ac-11f1-43f3-30f7bff7add1 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : d3269740-d9ac-11f1-43f3-30f7bff7add1 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-08-04 at 21:58:24 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (880) Herba
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4148668963215359488
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 17 52 13.4519, DE = -14 52 36.209  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.93 mag, RP = 12.79 mag, BP = 15.31 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 15.35 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 1.7 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 6.7 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 36.0 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 5.4 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 118° (sunlit = 63%), Sun = 135°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.0 mas = 1 km = 0.03 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.96 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL72
 Note                      : FP:true

 Object is a Gaia mass determination target !
[1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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