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2026-09-02 / UCAC4 365-074780 / (38263) 1999 RC20

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1 show Michael OConnell O- VID M350 ES NTP 20:46:09 :: :: 20:48:09
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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JPL43 : 9674d7a0-d9af-11f1-43f3-59685d7e28e7 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 9674d7a0-d9af-11f1-43f3-59685d7e28e7 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-09-02 at 20:45:09 UT +/- 0.04 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (38263) 1999 RC20
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 6249491055671044224
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 16 17 10.1619, DE = -17 03 32.120  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.15 mag, RP = 13.41 mag, BP = 14.74 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 20.27 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 6.1 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.3 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 5.6 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 16.9 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 163° (sunlit = 66%), Sun = 85°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 14.3 mas = 36 km = 6.45 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.05 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL43
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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