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2026-03-04 / UCAC4 427-052616 / (437) Rhodia

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Jiri Polak O+ VID M300 CZ NTP 21:06:52 21:08:21.31 21:08:21.92 21:09:52 0.050 0.060 0.61 9.0
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#136 : d35ee050-de6c-11f0-4858-f77ef6d9f11a [db: asteroids]

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2026-03-04, 21:07 UT (JD = 2461104.380)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 53701.0429.800 259°, 0° 2.457482e63622.40.0° None2020-10-05 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] : d35ee050-de6c-11f0-4858-f77ef6d9f11a [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-03-04 at 21:04:08 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (437) Rhodia
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3801042831440465664
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 10 52 02.0228, DE = -04 40 18.668  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.36 mag, RP = 13.88 mag, BP = 14.67 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 14.59 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.9 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.9 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 13.1 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 14.7 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 17° (sunlit = 98%), Sun = 169°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.7 mas = 0 km = 0.08 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.9 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#136
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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