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2026-10-10 / UCAC4 531-002900 / (14175) 1998 VO18

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Björn Kattentidt O+ VID M280 DE GPS 20:39:34 20:40:23.444 20:40:24.195 20:41:15 0.015 0.015 0.75 8.6
2 show Stefan Meister O- VID M200 CH GPS 20:40:25 :: :: 20:41:10
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

2 observations found in db: sodis

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JPL56 : 69379620-d9b3-11f1-43f3-6caeeefdc61d [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 69379620-d9b3-11f1-43f3-6caeeefdc61d [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-10-10 at 20:37:29 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (14175) 1998 VO18
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 2589461213260328704
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 01 40 37.5711, DE = +16 09 59.152  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.47 mag, RP = 11.91 mag, BP = 12.86 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 17.46 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 5.0 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.7 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 7.6 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 11.5 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 171° (sunlit = 0%), Sun = 167°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.3 mas = 3 km = 0.43 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.01 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL56
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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