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Stellar Occultation by (161080) 2002 MC1 on 2026-09-14 (20:54:49 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] : 3178c340-d9b2-11f1-43f3-0cc0dd7f9197 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-09-14 at 20:54:49 UT +/- 0.03 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (161080) 2002 MC1
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4075646032296941184
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 18 56 34.6448, DE = -22 50 28.440  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.68 mag, RP = 14.14 mag, BP = 15.04 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.82 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.2 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.7 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 7.5 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 5.3 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 3 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.2917 arcs/min @ PA = 43 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 4.1500 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 66° (sunlit = 15%), Sun = 111°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.0 mas = 3 km = 0.58 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.98 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL39
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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