Collaborative Occultation
Resources and Archive
CORA

Occultations | Observations | Reports | Info + Credits | JOA | Admin | Login

2026-09-15 / TYC 6298-02438-1 / (213751) 2002 XS66

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Alfonso Noschese O+ VID M450 IT GPS 20:38:41 20:39:10.897 20:39:11.082 20:39:41 0.010 0.005 0.18 1.5
2 show Deborah Smith O- VID M300 ES GPS 20:35:22 :: :: 20:37:22
3 show Deborah Smith O- VID M250 ES GPS 20:35:17 :: :: 20:37:17
4 show Antonio Vecchione O- VID M250 IT GPS 20:38:40 :: :: 20:39:40
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

4 observations found in db: sodis

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL40 : a7e72190-d9b0-11f1-43f3-2ca579fd37a8 [db: observed]

Using prediction a7e72190-d9b0-11f1-43f3-2ca579fd37a8 for map and profile fit

Get observations as KML file (reduced site location resolution)


Map with groundtrack and observer stations

Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : a7e72190-d9b0-11f1-43f3-2ca579fd37a8 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-09-15 at 20:34:12 UT +/- 0.04 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (213751) 2002 XS66
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4181366858435059072
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 19 28 02.8640, DE = -15 44 40.412  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 10.42 mag, RP = 9.62 mag, BP = 11.11 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.74 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 8.3 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.2 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 2.0 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 8.5 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 62° (sunlit = 23%), Sun = 118°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 19.0 mas = 14 km = 7.18 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.17 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL40
 Note                      : FP:true

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

More Data and Informations
SiMDA | 3D Asteroid Catalogue | Johnston Archive | Star at CDS (Vizier) | JPL Small-Body Node | Minor Planet Center | Wikipedia
(If error 404: link not valid which means no data available)

Aladin Sky Atlas
Loading sky atlas…
Aladin Lite direct link (has Gaia overlay)