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Stellar Occultation by (43354) 2000 SZ278 on 2026-06-01 (23:20:33 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] : 13f51130-344d-11f1-6999-e4b2dce3b42a [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-06-01 at 23:20:33 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (43354) 2000 SZ278
 Star Designation          : GDR3 6235959537874703616
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 16 03 47.8287, DE = -24 59 31.711  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.9 mag, RP = 11.99 mag, BP = 13.75 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 16.77 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 3.9 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.8 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 15.2 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 11.7 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 7 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.5833 arcs/min @ PA = 257 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 4.0850 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 25° (sunlit = 98%), Sun = 171°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.3 mas = 3 km = 0.31 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.91 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#60
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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