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Stellar Occultation by (1240) Centenaria on 2026-07-06 (21:47:02 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] : 1795c560-d992-11f1-43f3-aa15dd377e0e [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-07-06 at 21:47:02 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (1240) Centenaria
 Star Designation          : GDR3 6019850763647925376
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 16 48 59.2603, DE = -35 38 01.538  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.48 mag, RP = 13.27 mag, BP = 15.82 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 14.29 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.7 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 6.5 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 9.1 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 58.9 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 45 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.4183 arcs/min @ PA = 303 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 4.9090 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 109° (sunlit = 60%), Sun = 148°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.8 mas = 2 km = 0.04 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 8.75 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL70
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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