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Stellar Occultation by (124608) 2001 SH40 on 2026-07-16 (20:48:47 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] : b7355730-d9aa-11f1-43f3-b2297bfb8192 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-07-16 at 20:48:47 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (124608) 2001 SH40
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4153079959011228416
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 18 31 23.5229, DE = -12 03 06.035  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.69 mag, RP = 14.02 mag, BP = 15.15 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.33 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.7 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.2 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 10.1 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 2.3 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 2 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.5483 arcs/min @ PA = 252 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 5.7630 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 129° (sunlit = 8%), Sun = 160°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.7 mas = 1 km = 0.82 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.05 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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