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Stellar Occultation by (154901) 2004 RP246 on 2026-08-29 (23:13:06 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] : d1ee0550-d9ae-11f1-43f3-48cbefef94c3 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-08-29 at 23:13:06 UT +/- 0.32 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (154901) 2004 RP246
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0073440882744885504
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 02 13 13.7832, DE = +12 16 56.863  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 11.68 mag, RP = 11.16 mag, BP = 12.04 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 20.4 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 8.7 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.9 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 3.5 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 3.0 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 2 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.1267 arcs/min @ PA = 136 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 3.8140 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 37° (sunlit = 96%), Sun = 121°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 15.7 mas = 26 km = 8.75 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.08 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL38
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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