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Stellar Occultation by (330820) 2008 WH62 on 2024-07-29 (02:54:14 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] : 1ccd6fd0-ddb5-11f0-547e-ee57ffb229c3 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-07-29 at 02:54:14 UT +/- 0.04 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (330820) 2008 WH62
 Star Designation          : GDR3 2858431512948024192
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 00 37 08.0921, DE = +29 52 12.252  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.72 mag, RP = 13.04 mag, BP = 14.24 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 20.02 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 6.3 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.2 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 11.6 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 2.8 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 2 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.4767 arcs/min @ PA = 39 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 4.3760 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 34° (sunlit = 39%), Sun = 104°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.3 mas = 3 km = 1.20 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.97 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#33
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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