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Stellar Occultation by (2937) Gibbs on 2026-09-23 (20:31:35 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] : b995b130-d9b1-11f1-43f3-402abfaabad0 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-09-23 at 20:31:35 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (2937) Gibbs
 Star Designation          : GDR3 1832906469302269568
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 20 26 09.4281, DE = +26 37 11.646  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.59 mag, RP = 11.42 mag, BP = 14.04 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 15.41 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 2.9 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 1.5 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 5.0 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 7.3 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 12 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.4900 arcs/min @ PA = 134 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 10.3600 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 45° (sunlit = 91%), Sun = 122°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.3 mas = 1 km = 0.19 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.15 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL58
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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