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2026-08-26 / UCAC4 372-123564 / (15795) 1993 TY38

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Deborah Smith, Eric Smith O+ VID M280 ES GPS 20:39:07 20:40:06.513 20:40:07.873 20:41:07 0.060 0.060 1.36 5.6
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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JPL60 : 9ad9d4e0-d9ae-11f1-43f3-2bb83f7ff977 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 9ad9d4e0-d9ae-11f1-43f3-2bb83f7ff977 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-08-26 at 21:00:51 UT +/- 1.27 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (15795) 1993 TY38
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4098135232661470080
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 18 22 28.3434, DE = -15 40 36.709  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.78 mag, RP = 11.86 mag, BP = 13.67 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.25 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 6.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 1.1 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 4.7 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 4.1 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 44° (sunlit = 98%), Sun = 121°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.3 mas = 0 km = 0.10 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.02 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL60
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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