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2026-10-19 / TYC 5283-00779-1 / (83964) 2001 XL256

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1 show Deborah Smith O- VID M250 ES GPS 23:57:19 :: :: 23:59:19
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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JPL44 : 47d220d0-d9b4-11f1-43f3-8ca9f9d7545b [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 47d220d0-d9b4-11f1-43f3-8ca9f9d7545b [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-10-19 at 23:58:59 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (83964) 2001 XL256
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 5151355088736441216
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 02 06 21.7550, DE = -12 03 50.959  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 9.56 mag, RP = 9.34 mag, BP = 9.67 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.07 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 8.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.4 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 3.5 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 9.7 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 74° (sunlit = 63%), Sun = 157°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 4.7 mas = 4 km = 1.32 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.98 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL44
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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