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Stellar Occultation by (247574) 2002 TA18 on 2025-10-12 (19:27:06 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] : 8c38a990-ddb8-11f0-547e-b981babb50e1 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-10-12 at 19:27:06 UT +/- 0.09 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (247574) 2002 TA18
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0955843120595844096
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 06 25 55.0816, DE = +39 29 22.654  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 10.94 mag, RP = 10.53 mag, BP = 11.19 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 20.85 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 9.9 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.2 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 12.1 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 2.8 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 1 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.3833 arcs/min @ PA = 48 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 3.3660 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 11° (sunlit = 61%), Sun = 104°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 19.7 mas = 37 km = 13.33 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.99 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL30
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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