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Stellar Occultation by (10972) Merbold on 2026-10-01 (17:06:02 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] : db1fdaa0-d9b2-11f1-43f3-b6e696ee87c7 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-10-01 at 17:06:02 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (10972) Merbold
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4085171548219300992
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 18 52 44.5360, DE = -20 27 39.239  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 11.64 mag, RP = 11.36 mag, BP = 11.79 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.62 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 7.0 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.3 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 16.6 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 5.6 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 4 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.6483 arcs/min @ PA = 87 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 4.1560 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 151° (sunlit = 71%), Sun = 94°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.3 mas = 0 km = 0.08 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.62 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL63
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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