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Stellar Occultation by (78300) 2002 PK55 on 2026-10-14 (22:35:50 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] : d388d750-d9b3-11f1-43f3-fad9fd7f45d9 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-10-14 at 22:35:50 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (78300) 2002 PK55
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0351884750713351296
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 02 19 40.2340, DE = +44 00 14.735  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 11.61 mag, RP = 10.83 mag, BP = 12.27 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.94 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 7.3 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.5 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 12.0 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 5.7 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 3 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.4233 arcs/min @ PA = 279 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 3.7610 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 148° (sunlit = 17%), Sun = 142°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.3 mas = 2 km = 0.39 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.16 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL47
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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