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Stellar Occultation by (6618) Jimsimons on 2026-10-14 (21:03:26 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] : e5acb370-d9b3-11f1-43f3-571af77fa0fb [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-10-14 at 21:03:26 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (6618) Jimsimons
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0504692265407015168
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 01 54 30.5009, DE = +55 24 44.431  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.03 mag, RP = 12.6 mag, BP = 13.3 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 15.89 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 2.9 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.6 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 10.7 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 6.9 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 10 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.8933 arcs/min @ PA = 305 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 8.8650 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 140° (sunlit = 17%), Sun = 132°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.7 mas = 0 km = 0.07 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.91 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL55
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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