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Stellar Occultation by (299847) 2006 SK228 on 2025-09-20 (22:43:24 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] : 773e2340-ddb7-11f0-547e-690dde5db8dd [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-09-20 at 22:43:24 UT +/- 0.61 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (299847) 2006 SK228
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4217731796765730560
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 20 26 10.3106, DE = -06 24 48.107  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 9.26 mag, RP = 8.61 mag, BP = 9.75 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 21.4 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 12.1 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.3 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 5.9 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 1.70 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 1 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.2217 arcs/min @ PA = 190 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 3.9790 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 138° (sunlit = 1%), Sun = 128°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 20.7 mas = 33 km = 19.52 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 2.19 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#27
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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