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Stellar Occultation by (163573) 2002 TL159 on 2025-09-20 (02:46:00 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] : 761c86a0-ddb7-11f0-547e-56b2e7ff713a [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-09-20 at 02:46:00 UT +/- 0.18 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (163573) 2002 TL159
 Star Designation          : GDR3 5176863105665832960
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 02 26 56.5972, DE = -07 32 24.696  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.27 mag, RP = 12.77 mag, BP = 13.62 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.39 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 6.1 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.5 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 8.2 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 3.8 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 3 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.3317 arcs/min @ PA = 212 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 4.3140 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 124° (sunlit = 3%), Sun = 140°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 20.3 mas = 30 km = 7.90 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.22 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#46
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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