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2026-09-11 / UCAC4 367-168990 / (3603) Gajdusek

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Jiri Kubanek O+ VID M303 CZ GPS 20:34:14 20:35:14.300 20:35:16.400 20:36:15 0.300 0.300 2.10 6.1
2 show Björn Kattentidt O- VID M280 DE GPS 20:27:57 :: :: 20:38:10
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

2 observations found in db: sodis

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JPL66 : b68cd370-d9b0-11f1-43f3-a37bedfd0e5e [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : b68cd370-d9b0-11f1-43f3-a37bedfd0e5e [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-09-11 at 20:21:32 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (3603) Gajdusek
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4180109429445257472
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 19 40 01.9279, DE = -16 47 19.347  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 15.18 mag, RP = 14.61 mag, BP = 15.58 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 16.69 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 1.8 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 3.3 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 9.4 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 2.9 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 116° (sunlit = 1%), Sun = 125°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.4 mas = 0 km = 0.05 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.05 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL66
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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