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2026-09-04 / TYC 1005-01672-1 / (250657) 2005 MQ3

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Zdenek Sikac O+ VID T150 CZ GPS 18:30:54 18:31:54.437 18:31:54.645 18:32:54 0.007 0.007 0.21 3.1
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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JPL39 : 543d6550-d9af-11f1-43f3-d04bfcf5bd0c [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 543d6550-d9af-11f1-43f3-d04bfcf5bd0c [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-09-04 at 18:34:28 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (250657) 2005 MQ3
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4500621673145360000
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 17 41 17.5395, DE = +14 48 27.410  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 9.57 mag, RP = 8.61 mag, BP = 10.52 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.52 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 9.9 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.2 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 3.0 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 14.9 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 136° (sunlit = 45%), Sun = 99°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.0 mas = 1 km = 0.44 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.95 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL39
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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