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2026-11-05 / UCAC4 516-051879 / (535989) 2015 BV518

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1 show Zdenek Sikac O- VID T150 CZ GPS 03:09:30 :: :: 03:22:42
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):
JPL10 : c0f79880-f970-11ef-4809-6db7bef7c866 [db: cetnos]
JPL10 : 16456c90-40a7-11f0-4ed7-d413aff9c9d6 [db: cetnos]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : c0f79880-f970-11ef-4809-6db7bef7c866 [cetnos]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-11-05 at 03:25:17 UT +/- 4.71 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (535989) 2015 BV518
 Orbit Class               : TNO
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3881860372055339904
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 10 06 12.4945, DE = +13 06 44.094  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 15.81 mag, RP = 15.28 mag, BP = 16.17 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 22.5 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 6.7 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 19.6 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 246.3 km  (src: CORA+astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 12.6 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 25° (sunlit = 17%), Sun = 74°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 70.0 mas = 2337 km = 9.49 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.02 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL10

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

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