2026-09-20 / J044934.68+404330.8 / (1721) Wells
# OBS Observer Occ Meth. Instr. CC
TSRC UT1 UT2 UT3 UT4 UT2E UT3E Dur. Chrd
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show Björn Kattentidt, Bernd Gaehrken
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VID
M280
DE
GPS
23:54:22
23:55:50.430
23:55:54.652
23:57:23
0.307
0.307
4.22
50.2
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km |
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Event Details
Occultation UUID [and DB] : bfafe310-d9b1-11f1-43f3-3362fffdc28d [observed]
Occultation Date + Time : 2026-09-20 at 23:57:47 UT +/- 0.01 min [1]
Object Designation : (1721) Wells
Orbit Class : MBA
Star Designation : GDR3 0200261994165010176
Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 04 49 34.6779, DE = +40 43 30.819 [2]
Star Magnitudes : G = 8.71 mag, RP = 7.23 mag, BP = 11.9 mag
Object Magnitude : V = 16.66 mag
Estimated Magnitude Drop : 8.0 mag
Estimated Max. Duration : 3.4 sec
Object Mean Diameter : 40.0 km (src: astorb)
Speed of the shadow : 11.9 km/s
Elongation to Moon & Sun : 142° (sunlit = 70%), Sun = 101°
Cross-track uncertainty : 0.7 mas = 1 km = 0.03 path-width (1-sig)
RUWE and duplicate source : 0.99 mas, dup.src = 0 (0:false, 1:true)
Ephemeris Reference : JPL77
Note : FP:true
[1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0
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