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Stellar Occultation by (431) Nephele on 2026-02-15 (21:12:26 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] : cdac9800-de6c-11f0-4858-fcd4fbffff00 [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-02-15 at 21:12:26 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (431) Nephele
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3368030585211684864
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 07 02 55.8969, DE = +22 34 47.616  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.84 mag, RP = 14.47 mag, BP = 15.07 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 14.67 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.7 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 12.4 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 7.7 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 95.0 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 48 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.2333 arcs/min @ PA = 280 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 3.2320 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 156° (sunlit = 3%), Sun = 137°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.4 mas = 0 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.1 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#94
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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