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2026-09-14 / UCAC4 336-180478 / (161080) 2002 MC1

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Deborah Smith O+ VID M300 ES GPS 21:05:38 21:06:36.129 21:06:36.633 21:07:38 0.161 0.161 0.50 3.8
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 : 3178c340-d9b2-11f1-43f3-0cc0dd7f9197 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 3178c340-d9b2-11f1-43f3-0cc0dd7f9197 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-09-14 at 20:54:49 UT +/- 0.03 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (161080) 2002 MC1
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4075646032296941184
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 18 56 34.6448, DE = -22 50 28.440  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.68 mag, RP = 14.14 mag, BP = 15.04 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.82 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.2 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.7 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 5.3 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 7.5 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 66° (sunlit = 15%), Sun = 111°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.0 mas = 3 km = 0.58 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.98 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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