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Stellar Occultation by (51908) 2001 QP59 on 2025-12-14 (00:00:07 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] : d966f690-ddb8-11f0-547e-1f0ebfdfb542 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-12-14 at 00:00:07 UT +/- 0.03 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (51908) 2001 QP59
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0682698250134963584
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 08 12 49.0620, DE = +26 20 15.192  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.4 mag, RP = 13.92 mag, BP = 14.71 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 20.25 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 5.9 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.4 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 9.4 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 3.8 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 2 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.2933 arcs/min @ PA = 293 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 3.3140 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 77° (sunlit = 30%), Sun = 142°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.0 mas = 3 km = 1.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.96 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL49
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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