The occultation of a star by asteroid 1995 UW3 - 20 January 2026
Today, the eclipse of the small asteroid 1995 UW3 - the diameter is about 2.7 km. During observation, faint diffraction phenomena appeared in the light curve.
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Light curve from video record.
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Diffraction effects during occultation.
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The begin of occultation was at 19:55:56.404 UTC +/- 0.013s; end at 19:55:56.572 UTC +/- 0.013s. Total duration is 0.168s +/-0.013s.