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2026-02-24 / UCAC4 484-013049 / (218) Bianca

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Simon Kidd O+ VID M350 GB GPS 21:23:17 21:24:14.52 21:24:20.54 21:25:17 0.050 0.040 6.02 59.6
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):
JPL#126 : ed36bda0-de6b-11f0-4858-a9ae7dbb1ed9 [db: asteroids]

Using prediction ed36bda0-de6b-11f0-4858-a9ae7dbb1ed9 for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2026-02-24, 21:23 UT (JD = 2461096.391)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 184None6.337 305°, 17° 2.443956e617140.40.0° None2010-04-15 not scaled 2007-02-27
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] : ed36bda0-de6b-11f0-4858-a9ae7dbb1ed9 [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-02-24 at 21:15:57 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (218) Bianca
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3333134010289777408
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 05 40 02.9616, DE = +06 37 08.402  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.09 mag, RP = 13.46 mag, BP = 14.55 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 13.6 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 6.1 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 60.6 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 9.9 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 26° (sunlit = 54%), Sun = 108°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.3 mas = 0 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.07 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#126
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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