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Stellar Occultation by (14853) Shimokawa on 2026-09-28 (03:53:39 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] : 0afb6650-d9b2-11f1-43f3-bfc83ed933df [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-09-28 at 03:53:39 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (14853) Shimokawa
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3431007896831691904
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 05 51 53.7774, DE = +27 27 38.115  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.96 mag, RP = 12.79 mag, BP = 15.42 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 17.61 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 3.7 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.3 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 15.5 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 5.2 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 5 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.8900 arcs/min @ PA = 76 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 6.1030 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 64° (sunlit = 97%), Sun = 97°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.3 mas = 0 km = 0.06 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.99 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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