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Stellar Occultation by (663) Gerlinde on 2026-03-15 (01:36:13 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] : b160ad70-de6d-11f0-4858-c797bf7fa79e [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-03-15 at 01:36:13 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (663) Gerlinde
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4103225872808309888
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 18 33 04.5649, DE = -15 21 45.573  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.97 mag, RP = 11.69 mag, BP = 14.84 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 14.77 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 2.0 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 4.1 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 24.7 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 100.9 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 47 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.6967 arcs/min @ PA = 67 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 2.9920 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 29° (sunlit = 17%), Sun = 77°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.3 mas = 2 km = 0.03 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.96 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#116
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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