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Stellar Occultation by (72596) Zilkha on 2025-11-07 (16:59:41 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] : ae47fe00-ddb8-11f0-547e-06f4e7ed1f17 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-11-07 at 16:59:41 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (72596) Zilkha
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0206198424943474176
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 04 54 56.8687, DE = +44 27 35.398  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 11.65 mag, RP = 10.72 mag, BP = 12.54 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 17.94 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 6.3 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.4 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 8.1 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 3.4 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 4 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.5600 arcs/min @ PA = 312 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 7.3140 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 17° (sunlit = 93%), Sun = 142°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.0 mas = 0 km = 0.26 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.06 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL44
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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