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Stellar Occultation by (23840) 1998 QP100 on 2026-10-14 (18:53:49 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] : 7604c200-d9b4-11f1-43f3-551efb4f89fe [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-10-14 at 18:53:49 UT +/- 0.04 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (23840) 1998 QP100
 Star Designation          : GDR3 2595523709922273024
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 22 22 44.8311, DE = -17 03 35.145  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.0 mag, RP = 12.45 mag, BP = 13.38 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.74 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 5.8 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 1.6 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 2.9 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 4.5 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 3 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.1283 arcs/min @ PA = 318 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 4.7020 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 82° (sunlit = 16%), Sun = 130°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.7 mas = 2 km = 0.51 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.17 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL50
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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