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2026-09-24 / UCAC4 535-014555 / (3550) Link

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Deborah Smith O+ VID M300 ES GPS 04:54:27 04:55:24.426 04:55:26.735 04:56:27 0.007 0.007 2.31 30.7
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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JPL66 : 82cfc7d0-d9b1-11f1-43f3-324f7b3ebfeb [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 82cfc7d0-d9b1-11f1-43f3-324f7b3ebfeb [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-09-24 at 04:55:42 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (3550) Link
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3397200250738273536
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 05 27 45.5449, DE = +16 54 27.894  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 15.03 mag, RP = 14.39 mag, BP = 15.49 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 16.87 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 2.0 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 1.0 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 13.9 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 13.3 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 111° (sunlit = 93%), Sun = 99°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.3 mas = 2 km = 0.15 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.95 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL66
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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