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Stellar Occultation by (6260) Kelsey on 2026-02-26 (19:23:28 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] : cc847540-de78-11f0-4858-1a98bf9f639d [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-02-26 at 19:23:28 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (6260) Kelsey
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0631758254376966656
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 09 15 56.7377, DE = +16 39 02.678  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.46 mag, RP = 12.98 mag, BP = 13.77 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 16.81 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 3.4 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.9 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 13.6 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 12.8 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 8 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.5117 arcs/min @ PA = 273 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 4.0180 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 38° (sunlit = 75%), Sun = 158°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.7 mas = 1 km = 0.09 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.68 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#74
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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