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2026-08-15 / UCAC4 365-188306 / (1603) Neva

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Deborah Smith O+ VID M300 ES GPS 21:24:10 21:25:08.755 21:25:12.612 21:26:10 0.158 0.158 3.86 43.2
2 show Andrea Manna O+ VID M200 CH GPS 21:22:03 21:23:09.4 21:23:12.4 21:24:07 0.500 0.500 3.00 33.6
3 show Stefano Sposetti O+ VID M420 CH GPS 21:22:10 21:23:08.7 21:23:11.4 21:24:10 0.200 0.200 2.70 30.2
4 show Ferran Casarramona O- VID M200 ES GPS 21:22:02 :: :: 21:30:48
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

4 observations found in db: sodis

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL74 : 79d81fe0-d9ae-11f1-43f3-dc99febd4b96 [db: observed]

Using prediction 79d81fe0-d9ae-11f1-43f3-dc99febd4b96 for map and profile fit

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Auto-Fit Result:
Size = 45 x 36 km
a',b' = 22.6, 18.1 km
X0,Y0 = 3203.7, 28.2 km
Mean diameter = 40 km

From 3 chords (VID)








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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 79d81fe0-d9ae-11f1-43f3-dc99febd4b96 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-08-15 at 21:24:47 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (1603) Neva
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 6837808563407964160
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 21 41 04.9371, DE = -17 01 53.675  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.02 mag, RP = 13.56 mag, BP = 14.31 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 14.26 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.9 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 3.2 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 36.0 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 11.2 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 138° (sunlit = 12%), Sun = 177°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.7 mas = 0 km = 0.02 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.95 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL74
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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