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Stellar Occultation by (163573) 2002 TL159 on 2025-09-20 (02:46:00 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] : 761c86a0-ddb7-11f0-547e-56b2e7ff713a [observed] Occultation Date + Time : 2025-09-20 at 02:46:00 UT +/- 0.18 min [1] Object Designation : (163573) 2002 TL159 Star Designation : GDR3 5176863105665832960 Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 02 26 56.5972, DE = -07 32 24.696 [2] Star Magnitudes : G = 13.27 mag, RP = 12.77 mag, BP = 13.62 mag Object Magnitude : V = 19.39 mag Estimated Magnitude Drop : 6.1 mag Estimated Max. Duration : 0.5 sec Speed of the shadow : 8.2 km/s Object Mean Diameter : 3.8 km (src: astorb) => apparent = 3 mas Apparent Motion : 0.3317 arcs/min @ PA = 212 deg Horizontal Parallax : 4.3140 arcs Dynamical Class : MBA Elongation to Moon & Sun : 124° (sunlit = 3%), Sun = 140° Cross-track uncertainty : 20.3 mas = 30 km = 7.90 path-width (1-sig) RUWE and duplicate source : 1.22 mas, dup.src = 0 (0:false, 1:true) Ephemeris Reference : JPL#46 Note : FP:true [1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0


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