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2026-04-14 / UCAC4 301-156510 / (231) Vindobona

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Deborah Smith, Eric Smith O+ VID M280 ES GPS 02:45:16 02:46:18.481 02:46:23.943 02:47:17 0.025 0.025 5.46 42.0
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#75 : b6a32a80-33c0-11f1-6999-05a4f353246c [db: asteroids]

Using prediction b6a32a80-33c0-11f1-6999-05a4f353246c for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2026-04-14, 02:46 UT (JD = 2461144.615)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 41481.014.245 223°, 49° 2.450821e610323.60.0° None2019-09-26 not scaled 2019-05-07
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] : b6a32a80-33c0-11f1-6999-05a4f353246c [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-04-14 at 02:55:33 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (231) Vindobona
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4056279784298746880
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 17 56 19.8560, DE = -29 58 03.371  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.27 mag, RP = 11.8 mag, BP = 12.57 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 14.09 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 2.0 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 10.7 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 82.3 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 7.7 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 71° (sunlit = 14%), Sun = 115°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.4 mas = 0 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.74 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#75
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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