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Stellar Occultation by (73844) 1996 PF4 on 2025-11-04 (21:44:06 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] : adf5e660-ddb8-11f0-547e-b443dffde3be [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-11-04 at 21:44:06 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (73844) 1996 PF4
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0265903388098929408
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 05 15 48.2809, DE = +52 51 57.399  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.21 mag, RP = 12.32 mag, BP = 14.0 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 17.85 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.7 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.9 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 8.4 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 7.7 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 5 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.3450 arcs/min @ PA = 319 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 4.3560 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 53° (sunlit = 99%), Sun = 132°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.4 mas = 0 km = 0.08 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.39 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL54
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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