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Stellar Occultation by (72678) 2001 FY60 on 2025-10-12 (21:30:07 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] : 8c7cb770-ddb8-11f0-547e-8561dffeee93 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-10-12 at 21:30:07 UT +/- 0.03 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (72678) 2001 FY60
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0159253131024832256
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 04 34 14.2507, DE = +30 39 18.618  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.27 mag, RP = 12.64 mag, BP = 13.73 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.53 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 5.3 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 1.0 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 5.7 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 5.5 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 4 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.2400 arcs/min @ PA = 343 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 4.4390 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 27° (sunlit = 60%), Sun = 128°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.7 mas = 1 km = 0.18 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.03 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL52
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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