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Stellar Occultation by (2555) Thomas on 2026-03-12 (23:28:06 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] : c744de30-de73-11f0-4858-e6e0feeed6be [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-03-12 at 23:28:06 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (2555) Thomas
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3378739072551170688
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 06 51 06.0732, DE = +22 35 15.904  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.7 mag, RP = 13.15 mag, BP = 14.02 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 17.26 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 3.6 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 2.1 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 6.2 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 13.3 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 8 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.2117 arcs/min @ PA = 96 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 3.6250 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 175° (sunlit = 35%), Sun = 109°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.4 mas = 0 km = 0.05 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 2.79 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#74
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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