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Stellar Occultation by (78300) 2002 PK55 on 2026-07-19 (00:22:39 UT)

CTU: Cross-track uncertainty (zero means: use the nominal prediction value, see event details below). Offsets and CTU all in mas.


Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and db] : 07398080-d9ab-11f1-43f3-49c9d9effac4 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-07-19 at 00:22:39 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (78300) 2002 PK55
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0325534988911937152
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 02 12 47.2488, DE = +32 19 38.934  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 11.36 mag, RP = 10.87 mag, BP = 11.69 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.92 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 8.6 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.2 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 25.9 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 5.7 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 2 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.6483 arcs/min @ PA = 47 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 2.6650 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 134° (sunlit = 26%), Sun = 75°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.0 mas = 2 km = 0.42 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.93 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL47
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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