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2026-08-23 / UCAC4 594-035918 / (1639) Bower

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Sergey Shurpakov O- VID M410 BY GPS 00:47:03 :: :: 00:49:36
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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JPL75 : 49a9aeb0-d9ae-11f1-43f3-4bd0fdc9fc72 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 49a9aeb0-d9ae-11f1-43f3-4bd0fdc9fc72 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-08-23 at 00:49:50 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (1639) Bower
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0887445457169143424
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 06 57 05.8509, DE = +28 44 14.256  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.79 mag, RP = 12.07 mag, BP = 13.36 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 16.07 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 3.3 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.9 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 36.4 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 39.7 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 169° (sunlit = 77%), Sun = 48°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.3 mas = 0 km = 0.02 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.05 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL75
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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