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2026-04-01 / UCAC4 410-054258 / (624) Hektor

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Wojciech Burzynski O+ VID T600 PL GPS 19:47:29 19:48:23.55 19:48:34.75 19:49:30 0.340 0.340 11.20 190.4
2 show Gintautas Drazdauskas O- VID M254 LT GPS 19:48:01 :: :: 19:48:34
3 show Donatas Tamonis O- VID M200 LT GPS 19:47:23 :: :: 19:49:21
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

3 observations found in db: sodis

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#138 : 098e8250-33ce-11f1-6999-d9455dd751c3 [db: asteroids]

Using prediction 098e8250-33ce-11f1-6999-d9455dd751c3 for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2026-04-01, 19:48 UT (JD = 2461132.325)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 232None6.921 333°, -31° 2.435957e625175.30.0° None2016-06-27 175.0 +/- 21.0 km 2016-06-27
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] : 098e8250-33ce-11f1-6999-d9455dd751c3 [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-04-01 at 19:45:36 UT +/- 0.03 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (624) Hektor
 Orbit Class               : JTRO
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3589068122161664640
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 11 52 12.9770, DE = -08 01 57.145  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.76 mag, RP = 14.23 mag, BP = 15.12 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 14.25 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 6.9 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 117.3 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 17.0 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 9° (sunlit = 100%), Sun = 167°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 8.3 mas = 25 km = 0.21 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.98 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#138
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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