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2026-09-13 / UCAC4 401-100408 / (186383) 2002 JX40

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Michael OConnell O+ VID M350 ES NTP 21:51:54 21:52:54.60 21:52:55.37 21:53:54 0.120 0.110 0.77 5.2
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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JPL35 : 4a86dd60-d9b0-11f1-43f3-df3bfde3a981 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 4a86dd60-d9b0-11f1-43f3-df3bfde3a981 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-09-13 at 21:57:24 UT +/- 0.11 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (186383) 2002 JX40
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4202711093582730624
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 18 58 51.6731, DE = -09 56 40.598  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.92 mag, RP = 13.02 mag, BP = 14.77 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 20.74 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 6.8 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.5 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 3.4 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 6.7 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 81° (sunlit = 9%), Sun = 113°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.7 mas = 5 km = 1.60 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.98 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL35
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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