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2026-06-08 / UCAC4 333-217332 / (66) Maja

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Piotr Walczak O+ VID M130 PL GPS 00:14:37 00:15:30.000 00:15:44.300 00:16:49 1.100 1.100 14.30 48.6
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#87 : 126bc670-33bb-11f1-6999-727de3e92d55 [db: asteroids]

Using prediction 126bc670-33bb-11f1-6999-727de3e92d55 for map and profile fit

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Sky projection (artificial light) for occ. time: 2026-06-08, 00:15 UT (JD = 2461199.510)

DAMITQP (h)λ, βJD0JD-JD0φ0VersionModifiedVol-equiv DCmnt
# 1233None9.736 49°, -70° 2.447473e613726.50.0° NoneNone not scaled 2016-01-04
# 1234None9.736 225°, -68° 2.447473e613726.50.0° NoneNone not scaled 2016-01-04
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] : 126bc670-33bb-11f1-6999-727de3e92d55 [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-06-08 at 00:24:23 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (66) Maja
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 6849543376136598784
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 20 25 25.6710, DE = -23 32 14.530  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.59 mag, RP = 13.13 mag, BP = 13.9 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 14.16 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 1.1 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 21.5 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 72.8 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 3.4 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 40° (sunlit = 54%), Sun = 134°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.7 mas = 1 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.0 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#87
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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