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Stellar Occultation by (87871) 2000 SX262 on 2026-06-22 (22:14:16 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] : 4a8fe9a0-d9a6-11f1-43f3-7bb9fd6bc063 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-06-22 at 22:14:16 UT +/- 0.06 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (87871) 2000 SX262
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4134704993719830528
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 17 12 28.7474, DE = -17 55 54.305  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.35 mag, RP = 11.38 mag, BP = 13.32 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.4 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 7.1 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.2 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 11.3 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 2.5 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 2 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.5533 arcs/min @ PA = 265 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 5.1890 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 66° (sunlit = 61%), Sun = 166°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 21.7 mas = 26 km = 10.67 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.89 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL36
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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