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2026-10-15 / UCAC4 515-036457 / (236995) 2008 RW15

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Deborah Smith O- VID M300 ES GPS 05:00:09 :: :: 05:02:09
2 show Deborah Smith O- VID M250 ES GPS 05:00:03 :: :: 05:02:04
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 : d5119a30-d9b3-11f1-43f3-16c4ff7ec97f [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : d5119a30-d9b3-11f1-43f3-16c4ff7ec97f [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-10-15 at 05:04:31 UT +/- 0.12 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (236995) 2008 RW15
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3160939524329396736
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 07 02 28.6722, DE = +12 53 45.225  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.65 mag, RP = 13.23 mag, BP = 13.91 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 22.09 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 8.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.2 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 2.4 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 10.7 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 146° (sunlit = 19%), Sun = 96°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 22.7 mas = 55 km = 23.00 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.93 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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