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Stellar Occultation by (68721) 2002 DC6 on 2026-10-23 (01:04:29 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] : 96ed70c0-d9b4-11f1-43f3-fc5e7cbbfead [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-10-23 at 01:04:29 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (68721) 2002 DC6
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0182349472279083008
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 05 12 31.8601, DE = +35 00 26.739  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.51 mag, RP = 11.7 mag, BP = 13.22 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.85 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 7.3 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.9 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 4.2 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 3.6 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 2 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.1550 arcs/min @ PA = 288 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 3.9270 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 90° (sunlit = 88%), Sun = 129°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.3 mas = 0 km = 0.14 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.19 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL50
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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