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2026-10-17 / UCAC4 541-045112 / (2089) Cetacea

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Marcin Filipek O- VID M250 PL GPS 03:12:30 :: :: 03:13:30
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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JPL75 : 21acf600-d9b4-11f1-43f3-b5766ffff17b [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 21acf600-d9b4-11f1-43f3-b5766ffff17b [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-10-17 at 03:14:38 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (2089) Cetacea
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0656955620616086272
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 08 09 31.6854, DE = +18 00 32.408  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.23 mag, RP = 11.76 mag, BP = 12.52 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 16.12 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 3.9 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.9 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 18.1 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 20.2 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 156° (sunlit = 36%), Sun = 83°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.9 mas = 1 km = 0.08 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 6.52 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL75
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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