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Stellar Occultation by (2226) Cunitza on 2026-03-24 (20:13:45 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] : f64c9f20-de72-11f0-4858-ad9fdff7aa82 [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-03-24 at 20:13:45 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (2226) Cunitza
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0680488918958308736
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 08 02 27.9453, DE = +23 37 48.381  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.18 mag, RP = 13.73 mag, BP = 14.46 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 17.08 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 3.0 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 3.5 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 4.1 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 14.5 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 8 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.1400 arcs/min @ PA = 119 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 3.6340 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 36° (sunlit = 39%), Sun = 114°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.4 mas = 0 km = 0.05 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.07 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#73
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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