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2026-10-17 / UCAC4 596-027420 / (331) Etheridgea

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Simon Kidd O+ VID M350 GB GPS 00:21:23 00:22:12.08 00:22:29.06 00:23:22 0.050 0.060 16.98 90.0
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

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL81 : f14d1490-d9b3-11f1-43f3-6642f5ffb8a3 [db: observed]

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2026-10-17, 00:22 UT (JD = 2461330.515)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 51671.025.314 75°, 60° 2.457249e64081.50.0° None2020-10-05 not scaled 2019-10-23
# 51681.025.315 264°, 47° 2.457249e64081.50.0° None2020-10-05 not scaled 2019-10-23
Q: model quality flag (0-5, 5=highest) | P: rotation period | λ,β: ecl. lon. and lat. of spin axis (J2000) | JD: initial time (epoch) | φ0: initial rotation angle for JD0

   
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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : f14d1490-d9b3-11f1-43f3-6642f5ffb8a3 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-10-17 at 00:24:02 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (331) Etheridgea
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3431640734495281664
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 06 01 30.5837, DE = +29 07 16.593  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 15.1 mag, RP = 14.58 mag, BP = 15.45 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 15.1 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.8 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 14.2 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 74.9 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 5.3 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 174° (sunlit = 35%), Sun = 113°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.4 mas = 0 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.09 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL81
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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