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2026-09-01 / UCAC4 604-007738 / (118976) 2000 WL181

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1 show Alfonso Noschese O- VID M450 IT GPS 22:29:10 :: :: 22:30:06
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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JPL40 : 18a2c260-d9af-11f1-43f3-9191fd5ee925 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 18a2c260-d9af-11f1-43f3-9191fd5ee925 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-09-01 at 22:29:20 UT +/- 0.09 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (118976) 2000 WL181
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0129337309421490816
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 02 51 33.0343, DE = +30 37 51.600  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 11.08 mag, RP = 10.53 mag, BP = 11.47 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 20.11 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 9.0 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.4 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 3.5 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 8.3 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 14° (sunlit = 76%), Sun = 109°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 3.3 mas = 5 km = 1.61 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.03 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL40
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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