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Stellar Occultation by (5234) Sechenov on 2026-10-02 (23:05:19 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] : b4079d40-d9b2-11f1-43f3-4652bf7f52f9 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-10-02 at 23:05:19 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (5234) Sechenov
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3391712038447198080
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 05 03 07.7780, DE = +13 43 49.930  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 8.79 mag, RP = 8.25 mag, BP = 9.17 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 16.39 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 7.6 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.8 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 15.7 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 12.2 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 10 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.7467 arcs/min @ PA = 160 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 5.0490 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 21° (sunlit = 57%), Sun = 113°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.3 mas = 1 km = 0.13 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.11 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL59
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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