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Stellar Occultation by (196096) 2002 TK120 on 2025-11-04 (23:16:55 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] : ab72bdf0-ddb8-11f0-547e-b986eebf55c9 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-11-04 at 23:16:55 UT +/- 0.03 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (196096) 2002 TK120
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0099369050555370496
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 02 12 17.9389, DE = +20 22 37.810  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.94 mag, RP = 12.28 mag, BP = 13.44 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.18 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 6.2 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.3 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 12.6 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 3.3 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 2 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.5317 arcs/min @ PA = 236 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 4.5020 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 4° (sunlit = 99%), Sun = 172°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 3.7 mas = 5 km = 1.59 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.06 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#45
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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