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2026-09-20 / UCAC4 637-019307 / (24459) 2000 RF103

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1 show Stefano Sposetti O- VID M420 CH GPS 01:08:40 :: :: 01:11:50
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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JPL49 : 334a4460-d9b1-11f1-43f3-c7d6bffffb1f [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 334a4460-d9b1-11f1-43f3-c7d6bffffb1f [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-09-20 at 01:11:35 UT +/- 0.17 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (24459) 2000 RF103
 Orbit Class               : JTRO
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0199285765277650048
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 04 46 36.6726, DE = +37 16 09.622  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 15.75 mag, RP = 14.59 mag, BP = 17.1 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.8 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.1 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 1.9 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 14.0 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 7.6 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 153° (sunlit = 61%), Sun = 102°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.8 mas = 2 km = 0.21 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.98 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL49
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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