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Stellar Occultation by (1005) Arago on 2026-03-12 (22:14:27 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] : 0c4526c0-de6f-11f0-4858-540a3bbdc1aa [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-03-12 at 22:14:27 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (1005) Arago
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0227021564565547776
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 04 11 36.4546, DE = +39 51 24.012  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.92 mag, RP = 13.07 mag, BP = 14.65 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 15.68 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 2.0 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 2.3 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 25.7 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 57.8 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 27 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.7317 arcs/min @ PA = 98 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 3.0290 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 147° (sunlit = 36%), Sun = 77°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.7 mas = 1 km = 0.03 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.05 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#80
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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