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Stellar Occultation by (226079) 2002 LO on 2025-09-02 (22:43:50 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] : 5f701520-ddb7-11f0-547e-42feeedb766f [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-09-02 at 22:43:50 UT +/- 0.13 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (226079) 2002 LO
 Star Designation          : GDR3 1819164493784081408
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 20 40 18.7558, DE = +23 42 44.617  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.17 mag, RP = 11.33 mag, BP = 12.93 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.18 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 7.0 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.3 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 8.9 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 2.8 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 2 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.4767 arcs/min @ PA = 203 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 5.6830 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 58° (sunlit = 75%), Sun = 136°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 9.3 mas = 10 km = 3.73 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.92 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL30
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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