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2026-01-17 / UCAC4 525-044811 / (74) Galatea

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Anton Zhdanov O+ VID M200 RU NTP 01:33:01 01:34:11.29 01:34:15.89 01:35:31 0.050 0.050 4.60 59.3
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#144 : 6176d4d0-de6b-11f0-4858-1a72befbcd26 [db: asteroids]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 6176d4d0-de6b-11f0-4858-1a72befbcd26 [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-01-17 at 01:36:22 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (74) Galatea
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3164761808999706752
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 07 44 05.8717, DE = +14 58 04.311  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.68 mag, RP = 12.26 mag, BP = 12.94 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 12.69 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.8 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 9.2 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 118.7 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 12.9 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 159° (sunlit = 3%), Sun = 174°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.0 mas = 1 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.92 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#144
 Note                      : FP:true

 Object is a Gaia mass determination target !
[1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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