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Stellar Occultation by (84879) 2003 BX88 on 2026-09-12 (20:14:39 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] : 0a0b4be0-d9b0-11f1-43f3-fd09ef3d887f [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-09-12 at 20:14:39 UT +/- 0.03 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (84879) 2003 BX88
 Star Designation          : GDR3 2747729860469200256
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 00 22 03.9306, DE = +06 45 50.935  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 8.89 mag, RP = 8.21 mag, BP = 9.42 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.66 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 10.8 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.3 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 13.2 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 3.5 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 2 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.4933 arcs/min @ PA = 233 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 3.9920 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 176° (sunlit = 3%), Sun = 162°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.7 mas = 4 km = 1.23 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.9 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL36
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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