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2026-08-11 / UCAC4 377-107138 / (178246) 2007 BZ38

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Peter Gilge, Thomas Hilger O- VID M600 DE GPS 20:30:33 :: :: 20:31:33
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

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL33 : 1076e400-d9ae-11f1-43f3-9c38d7fd4f60 [db: observed]
JPL33 : 10773220-d9ae-11f1-43f3-987cceffff27 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 1076e400-d9ae-11f1-43f3-9c38d7fd4f60 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-08-11 at 20:44:55 UT +/- 0.13 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (178246) 2007 BZ38
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4146281236231996416
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 18 20 05.2932, DE = -14 47 05.086  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.6 mag, RP = 12.48 mag, BP = 14.85 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 20.34 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 6.7 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.4 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 2.8 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 8.1 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 146° (sunlit = 1%), Sun = 135°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 5.3 mas = 8 km = 3.03 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.67 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL33
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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