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Stellar Occultation by (471) Papagena on 2026-03-03 (22:22:39 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] : ff4f32a0-de6c-11f0-4858-04e079facb82 [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-03-03 at 22:22:39 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (471) Papagena
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0051049053567692032
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 03 46 08.5830, DE = +19 38 51.622  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 11.42 mag, RP = 10.91 mag, BP = 11.77 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 10.91 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 4.9 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 27.2 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 134.2 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 78 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.9450 arcs/min @ PA = 66 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 3.6890 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 110° (sunlit = 100%), Sun = 75°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.7 mas = 4 km = 0.03 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.05 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#140
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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