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Stellar Occultation by (72966) 2002 CG140 on 2026-09-14 (19:36:06 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] : 634c1cc0-d9b0-11f1-43f3-5942e3fce455 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-09-14 at 19:36:06 UT +/- 0.03 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (72966) 2002 CG140
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4197855306619212800
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 19 06 05.4171, DE = -12 42 44.665  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.79 mag, RP = 12.81 mag, BP = 14.79 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.45 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 5.7 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.2 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 10.0 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 2.4 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 2 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.5500 arcs/min @ PA = 113 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 5.8190 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 71° (sunlit = 15%), Sun = 114°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.0 mas = 2 km = 0.91 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.91 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL46
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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