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2026-08-10 / TYC 5197-00834-1 / (182880) 2002 CH253

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Deborah Smith, Eric Smith O- VID M280 ES GPS 21:04:17 :: :: 21:06:17
2 show Michael OConnell O- VID M350 ES NTP 21:04:30 :: :: 21:06:30
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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JPL32 : 56adb3f0-d9ad-11f1-43f3-e20cdbfe81c7 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 56adb3f0-d9ad-11f1-43f3-e20cdbfe81c7 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-08-10 at 21:02:09 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (182880) 2002 CH253
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 6912802781205263232
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 21 08 44.9441, DE = -03 34 26.659  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 10.53 mag, RP = 9.82 mag, BP = 11.09 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.96 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 9.4 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.2 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 3.7 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 15.6 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 150° (sunlit = 5%), Sun = 168°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 6.0 mas = 11 km = 3.03 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.97 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL32
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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