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Stellar Occultation by (216919) 1996 AK8 on 2026-10-30 (19:12:08 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] : 3c6f6f80-d9b5-11f1-43f3-4210ff5a0e7f [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-10-30 at 19:12:08 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (216919) 1996 AK8
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0398226588843745664
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 01 23 21.1384, DE = +46 30 53.460  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.64 mag, RP = 13.13 mag, BP = 13.98 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.35 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 5.7 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.3 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 13.3 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 4.2 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 3 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.5033 arcs/min @ PA = 237 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 4.0290 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 65° (sunlit = 73%), Sun = 145°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 3.7 mas = 5 km = 1.39 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 2.38 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL35
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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