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2026-08-07 / UCAC4 418-138596 / (313) Chaldaea

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Deborah Smith, Eric Smith O+ VID M280 FR GPS 00:01:52 00:02:51.732 00:02:56.082 00:03:53 0.097 0.097 4.35 55.2
2 show Oliver Kloes O+ CCD M254 DE GPS 00:00:02 00:02:11.9 00:02:19.4 00:04:01 0.500 0.500 7.50 95.2
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

2 observations found in db: sodis

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL130 : 50d3fa60-d995-11f1-43f3-f4b2b7af7fa9 [db: observed]
JPL130 : 1cce8730-d9ae-11f1-43f3-4308bd7d3fd3 [db: observed]

Using prediction 50d3fa60-d995-11f1-43f3-f4b2b7af7fa9 for map and profile fit

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Auto-Fit Result:
X0,Y0 = 1736.1, 22.9 km
Circular diameter = 97 km

From 2 chords (CCD,VID)








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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2026-08-07, 00:02 UT (JD = 2461259.501)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 1223None8.390 218°, 29° 2.443125e618134.50.0° NoneNone not scaled 2016-01-04
# 1224None8.390 44°, 11° 2.443125e618134.50.0° NoneNone not scaled 2016-01-04
Q: model quality flag (0-5, 5=highest) | P: rotation period | λ,β: ecl. lon. and lat. of spin axis (J2000) | JD: initial time (epoch) | φ0: initial rotation angle for JD0

   
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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 50d3fa60-d995-11f1-43f3-f4b2b7af7fa9 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-08-07 at 00:07:32 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (313) Chaldaea
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4196891241064240128
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 19 51 21.5652, DE = -06 27 47.714  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.13 mag, RP = 13.3 mag, BP = 14.85 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 13.26 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.4 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 7.6 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 96.3 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 12.7 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 115° (sunlit = 40%), Sun = 159°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.7 mas = 0 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.0 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL130
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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