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Stellar Occultation by (656) Beagle on 2024-12-24 (18:19:45 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] : 0c9b91b0-8612-11ef-78cd-547a67fd8423 [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-12-24 at 18:19:45 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (656) Beagle
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0033165295078846464
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 02 41 28.9210, DE = +15 07 46.602  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 11.07 mag, RP = 10.55 mag, BP = 11.42 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 15.3 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.3 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 14.7 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 53.2 km  (src: astorb)
 Orbital Class             : MBA
 Speed of the shadow       : 3.6 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 160° (sunlit = 33%), Sun = 129°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.7 mas = 1 km = 0.02 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.91 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#112

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


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