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Stellar Occultation by (118932) 2000 WC24 on 2026-09-24 (01:23:35 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] : 77d67c20-d9b1-11f1-43f3-47bd7be3a440 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-09-24 at 01:23:35 UT +/- 0.07 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (118932) 2000 WC24
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0155317119915740800
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 04 51 26.5894, DE = +29 15 58.336  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.72 mag, RP = 12.81 mag, BP = 14.57 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 20.16 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 6.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.4 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 9.0 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 3.1 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 2 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.3283 arcs/min @ PA = 82 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 3.8930 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 106° (sunlit = 92%), Sun = 106°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.7 mas = 2 km = 0.90 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.17 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL35
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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