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Stellar Occultation by (276332) 2002 TD259 on 2024-10-17 (22:33:07 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] : 8753a3b0-ddb5-11f0-547e-5e942fdefb30 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-10-17 at 22:33:07 UT +/- 0.12 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (276332) 2002 TD259
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0144923161619697152
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 04 37 07.2027, DE = +22 17 03.123  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 9.28 mag, RP = 8.73 mag, BP = 9.66 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.59 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 10.3 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.3 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 9.4 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 3.0 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 2 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.4217 arcs/min @ PA = 328 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 4.7670 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 39° (sunlit = 100%), Sun = 134°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 24.3 mas = 32 km = 10.84 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.89 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#29
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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