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Stellar Occultation by (36637) 2000 QB179 on 2026-06-23 (21:54:21 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] : d0fb5700-d9a5-11f1-43f3-4e3dffcdfc8e [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-06-23 at 21:54:21 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (36637) 2000 QB179
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4094876280194042240
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 18 17 11.0160, DE = -18 33 58.957  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 15.32 mag, RP = 14.65 mag, BP = 15.76 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.45 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 3.2 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.3 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 11.4 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 3.6 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 3 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.5517 arcs/min @ PA = 272 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 5.1660 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 69° (sunlit = 70%), Sun = 175°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.4 mas = 0 km = 0.14 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.03 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL53
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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