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Stellar Occultation by (408) Fama on 2026-03-19 (23:19:24 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] : b8616430-de6c-11f0-4858-3c78fabea4a9 [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-03-19 at 23:19:24 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (408) Fama
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3417029118311336832
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 05 33 16.4285, DE = +25 24 41.277  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.32 mag, RP = 12.29 mag, BP = 14.39 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 14.89 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 1.8 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 2.0 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 20.2 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 40.8 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 20 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.6000 arcs/min @ PA = 98 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 3.1600 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 73° (sunlit = 1%), Sun = 85°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.3 mas = 0 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.99 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#79
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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