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Stellar Occultation by (51695) 2001 KQ16 on 2026-08-31 (21:56:35 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] : f9707630-d9ae-11f1-43f3-4f297fff3481 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-08-31 at 21:56:35 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (51695) 2001 KQ16
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4105851811422662656
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 18 54 31.1250, DE = -11 43 37.331  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.54 mag, RP = 12.96 mag, BP = 13.93 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.88 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 5.4 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.8 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 4.5 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 3.7 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 3 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.2250 arcs/min @ PA = 140 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 5.2410 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 100° (sunlit = 85%), Sun = 124°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.7 mas = 0 km = 0.23 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.95 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL52
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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