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2026-10-13 / UCAC4 673-013617 / (228880) 2003 OA8

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Deborah Smith O- VID M300 ES GPS 20:10:14 :: :: 20:12:15
2 show Henk de Groot O- VID M350 NL GPS 20:07:02 :: :: 20:09:45
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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JPL27 : b1561c60-d9b3-11f1-43f3-9084fd1d670d [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : b1561c60-d9b3-11f1-43f3-9084fd1d670d [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-10-13 at 20:04:26 UT +/- 0.05 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (228880) 2003 OA8
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0340569951428892928
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 02 35 56.7240, DE = +44 34 27.783  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.29 mag, RP = 13.76 mag, BP = 14.63 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.2 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.9 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.4 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 3.4 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 8.5 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 157° (sunlit = 10%), Sun = 140°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.7 mas = 2 km = 0.65 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.27 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL27
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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