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2026-10-18 / UCAC4 610-014532 / (29665) 1998 WD24

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Jiri Kubanek O+ VID M303 CZ GPS 20:37:10 20:38:10.100 20:38:12.000 20:39:11 0.300 0.300 1.90 14.8
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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JPL74 : a10ed300-d9b4-11f1-43f3-aa357ffd36fc [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : a10ed300-d9b4-11f1-43f3-aa357ffd36fc [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-10-18 at 20:27:24 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (29665) 1998 WD24
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0171410121856076416
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 04 32 59.7512, DE = +31 49 15.243  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 15.5 mag, RP = 14.89 mag, BP = 15.92 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.52 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 3.1 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 1.1 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 8.8 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 7.8 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 134° (sunlit = 52%), Sun = 133°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.8 mas = 1 km = 0.18 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.16 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL74
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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