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2026-08-22 / UCAC4 517-102682 / (273439) 2006 WA159

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1 show Peter Delincak O- VID M400 SK NTP 22:44:46 :: :: 22:47:40
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

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JPL35 : 55d49c90-d9ae-11f1-43f3-1be33bf93681 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 55d49c90-d9ae-11f1-43f3-1be33bf93681 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-08-22 at 22:52:34 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (273439) 2006 WA159
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4317042607617821184
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 19 38 57.7504, DE = +13 19 51.578  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.34 mag, RP = 12.5 mag, BP = 14.09 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.47 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 5.1 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.5 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 3.2 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 7.0 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 47° (sunlit = 76%), Sun = 135°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.7 mas = 1 km = 0.52 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.11 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL35
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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