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Stellar Occultation by (2520) Novorossijsk on 2026-10-14 (20:05:38 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] : f2f1eaf0-d9b3-11f1-43f3-92f25db5f7f8 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-10-14 at 20:05:38 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (2520) Novorossijsk
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0163345582024413952
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 03 59 43.0717, DE = +26 35 03.716  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 15.37 mag, RP = 14.75 mag, BP = 15.76 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 16.85 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 1.7 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 2.1 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 6.9 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 14.4 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 9 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.2533 arcs/min @ PA = 283 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 3.8810 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 174° (sunlit = 17%), Sun = 138°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.8 mas = 1 km = 0.09 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.99 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL76
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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