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Stellar Occultation by (88281) 2001 MV18 on 2025-08-14 (02:19:36 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] : 541d5ed0-ddb7-11f0-547e-4f95e8df755b [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-08-14 at 02:19:36 UT +/- 0.03 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (88281) 2001 MV18
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4225233902041235840
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 20 41 16.8072, DE = -02 38 53.280  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 11.35 mag, RP = 10.95 mag, BP = 11.59 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 17.94 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 6.6 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.3 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 6.3 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 2.0 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 3 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.5867 arcs/min @ PA = 230 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 9.9720 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 71° (sunlit = 74%), Sun = 162°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 3.6 mas = 2 km = 1.15 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 9.55 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#41
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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