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2026-10-16 / UCAC4 572-031844 / (77396) 2001 FM159

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Jiri Kubanek O+ VID M303 CZ GPS 00:01:58 00:02:58.070 00:02:58.260 00:03:59 0.050 0.030 0.19 1.9
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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JPL45 : f7bbcf10-d9b3-11f1-43f3-d4f1baef95ff [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : f7bbcf10-d9b3-11f1-43f3-d4f1baef95ff [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-10-16 at 00:09:09 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (77396) 2001 FM159
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3383083517871973760
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 06 38 09.0339, DE = +24 21 32.679  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.43 mag, RP = 12.68 mag, BP = 14.03 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 20.21 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 6.8 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.3 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 2.8 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 10.1 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 165° (sunlit = 26%), Sun = 104°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.7 mas = 1 km = 0.39 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.08 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL45
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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