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Stellar Occultation by (2097) Galle on 2026-09-20 (01:15:27 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] : e29c6d90-d9b0-11f1-43f3-669be6fedc57 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-09-20 at 01:15:27 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (2097) Galle
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3384975846101393664
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 06 43 37.0227, DE = +26 43 18.683  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 15.52 mag, RP = 14.98 mag, BP = 15.84 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 17.8 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 2.4 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.6 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 21.0 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 13.3 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 6 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.5750 arcs/min @ PA = 92 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 2.9080 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 180° (sunlit = 61%), Sun = 77°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.5 mas = 1 km = 0.08 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.95 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL77
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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