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Stellar Occultation by (98879) 2001 BC24 on 2026-10-07 (18:41:35 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] : 09902110-d9b3-11f1-43f3-10d9e2fe659b [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-10-07 at 18:41:35 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (98879) 2001 BC24
 Star Designation          : GDR3 2819183002285737728
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 23 13 36.1895, DE = +18 31 47.667  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.08 mag, RP = 13.35 mag, BP = 14.68 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.54 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.4 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 10.5 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 4.4 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 3 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.4867 arcs/min @ PA = 244 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 4.9220 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 153° (sunlit = 9%), Sun = 152°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.7 mas = 2 km = 0.50 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.04 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL43
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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