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Stellar Occultation by (29665) 1998 WD24 on 2026-10-18 (20:27:24 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] : a10ed300-d9b4-11f1-43f3-aa357ffd36fc [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-10-18 at 20:27:24 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (29665) 1998 WD24
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0171410121856076416
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 04 32 59.7512, DE = +31 49 15.243  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 15.5 mag, RP = 14.89 mag, BP = 15.92 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.52 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 3.1 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 1.1 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 7.8 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 8.8 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 5 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.2400 arcs/min @ PA = 290 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 3.2690 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 134° (sunlit = 52%), Sun = 133°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.8 mas = 1 km = 0.18 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.16 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL74
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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