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Stellar Occultation by (170131) 2003 AC26 on 2024-10-24 (20:19:22 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] : 934c0fe0-ddb5-11f0-547e-a7e59ffbc15c [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-10-24 at 20:19:22 UT +/- 0.15 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (170131) 2003 AC26
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0161452016842011264
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 04 46 02.8748, DE = +33 16 38.513  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.52 mag, RP = 11.48 mag, BP = 13.66 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 20.12 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 7.6 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.6 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 4.4 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 2.8 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 2 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.1783 arcs/min @ PA = 280 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 4.2930 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 53° (sunlit = 45%), Sun = 136°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 22.3 mas = 33 km = 11.83 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.92 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL29
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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