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Stellar Occultation by (409) Aspasia on 2021-04-02 (21:42:59 UT)



Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and db] : 04b681fa-d12f-4585-89c3-09174cbdb997 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2021-04-02 at 21:42:59 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (409) Aspasia
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3761451273149868800
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 10 42 19.2453, DE = -09 30 25.635  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 11.77 mag, RP = 11.02 mag, BP = 12.39 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 11.25 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 18.0 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 162 km  (src: astorb)
 Orbital Class             : MBA
 Speed of the shadow       : 9.0 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 97° (sunlit = 67%), Sun = 148°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.3 mas = 2 km = 0.02 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.18 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#124

 Object is a <Gaia mass determination> target !

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


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