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2025-10-28 / UCAC4 599-009641 / (378946) 2008 UQ159

#	OBS	Observer	Occ	Meth.	Instr.	CC	TSRC	UT1	UT2	UT3	UT4	UT2E	UT3E	Dur.	Chrd
1	show	Carsten Ziolek	O+	VID	M356	CH	GPS	21:07:36	21:08:02.130	21:08:02.626	21:08:36	0.029	0.029	0.50	6.0
2	show	Stefano Sposetti	O-	VID	M420	CH	GPS	21:07:15	::	::	21:09:15

UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

2 observations found in db: sodis

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JPL#33 : a5084930-ddb8-11f0-547e-75361b4f259e [db: observed]

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Event Details
Occultation UUID [and DB] : a5084930-ddb8-11f0-547e-75361b4f259e [observed] Occultation Date + Time : 2025-10-28 at 21:02:53 UT +/- 0.06 min [1] Object Designation : (378946) 2008 UQ159 Orbit Class : MBA Star Designation : GDR3 0120068632555108864 Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 03 41 28.8942, DE = +29 36 47.120 [2] Star Magnitudes : G = 13.88 mag, RP = 13.33 mag, BP = 14.25 mag Object Magnitude : V = 20.54 mag Estimated Magnitude Drop : 6.7 mag Estimated Max. Duration : 0.2 sec Object Mean Diameter : 2.6 km (src: astorb) Speed of the shadow : 12.0 km/s Elongation to Moon & Sun : 124° (sunlit = 42%), Sun = 154° Cross-track uncertainty : 21.7 mas = 36 km = 13.87 path-width (1-sig) RUWE and duplicate source : 1.12 mas, dup.src = 0 (0:false, 1:true) Ephemeris Reference : JPL#33 Note : FP:true [1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

Event Details

Occultation UUID [and DB] : a5084930-ddb8-11f0-547e-75361b4f259e [observed] Occultation Date + Time : 2025-10-28 at 21:02:53 UT +/- 0.06 min [1] Object Designation : (378946) 2008 UQ159 Orbit Class : MBA Star Designation : GDR3 0120068632555108864 Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 03 41 28.8942, DE = +29 36 47.120 [2] Star Magnitudes : G = 13.88 mag, RP = 13.33 mag, BP = 14.25 mag Object Magnitude : V = 20.54 mag Estimated Magnitude Drop : 6.7 mag Estimated Max. Duration : 0.2 sec Object Mean Diameter : 2.6 km (src: astorb) Speed of the shadow : 12.0 km/s Elongation to Moon & Sun : 124° (sunlit = 42%), Sun = 154° Cross-track uncertainty : 21.7 mas = 36 km = 13.87 path-width (1-sig) RUWE and duplicate source : 1.12 mas, dup.src = 0 (0:false, 1:true) Ephemeris Reference : JPL#33 Note : FP:true [1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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