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2026-06-29 / UCAC4 373-156305 / (976) Benjamina

#	OBS	Observer	Occ	Meth.	Instr.	CC	TSRC	UT1	UT2	UT3	UT4	UT2E	UT3E	Dur.	Chrd
1	show	Peter Nosal	O+	VID	M250	SK	NTP	21:52:10	21:54:22.600	21:54:26.200	21:55:48	0.400	0.400	3.60	44.3

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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JPL#109 : 403c27c0-33d9-11f1-6999-8530bdfde153 [db: asteroids]

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2026-06-29, 21:53 UT (JD = 2461221.412)

DAMIT	Q	P (h)	λ, β	JD0	JD-JD0	φ0	Version	Modified	Vol-equiv D	Cmnt
# 5888	1.0	9.708	151°, 40°	2.457227e6	3994.4	0.0°	None	2020-10-05	not scaled	2019-10-23
# 5889	1.0	9.708	336°, 60°	2.457227e6	3994.4	0.0°	None	2020-10-05	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] : 403c27c0-33d9-11f1-6999-8530bdfde153 [asteroids] Occultation Date + Time : 2026-06-29 at 21:52:04 UT +/- 0.02 min [1] Object Designation : (976) Benjamina Orbit Class : MBA Star Designation : GDR3 4100954517910649472 Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 18 55 55.6415, DE = -15 34 21.040 [2] Star Magnitudes : G = 14.64 mag, RP = 13.57 mag, BP = 15.8 mag Object Magnitude : V = 13.77 mag Estimated Magnitude Drop : 0.4 mag Estimated Max. Duration : 6.6 sec Object Mean Diameter : 80.5 km (src: astorb) Speed of the shadow : 12.3 km/s Elongation to Moon & Sun : 13° (sunlit = 100%), Sun = 171° Cross-track uncertainty : 1.7 mas = 2 km = 0.03 path-width (1-sig) RUWE and duplicate source : 1.02 mas, dup.src = 0 (0:false, 1:true) Ephemeris Reference : JPL#109 Note : FP:true [1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

Event Details

Occultation UUID [and DB] : 403c27c0-33d9-11f1-6999-8530bdfde153 [asteroids] Occultation Date + Time : 2026-06-29 at 21:52:04 UT +/- 0.02 min [1] Object Designation : (976) Benjamina Orbit Class : MBA Star Designation : GDR3 4100954517910649472 Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 18 55 55.6415, DE = -15 34 21.040 [2] Star Magnitudes : G = 14.64 mag, RP = 13.57 mag, BP = 15.8 mag Object Magnitude : V = 13.77 mag Estimated Magnitude Drop : 0.4 mag Estimated Max. Duration : 6.6 sec Object Mean Diameter : 80.5 km (src: astorb) Speed of the shadow : 12.3 km/s Elongation to Moon & Sun : 13° (sunlit = 100%), Sun = 171° Cross-track uncertainty : 1.7 mas = 2 km = 0.03 path-width (1-sig) RUWE and duplicate source : 1.02 mas, dup.src = 0 (0:false, 1:true) Ephemeris Reference : JPL#109 Note : FP:true [1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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