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Stellar Occultation by (244040) 2001 SL298 on 2023-10-16 (20:48:17 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] : 2a0185c0-ddb4-11f0-547e-17c2fbf728cb [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2023-10-16 at 20:48:17 UT +/- 0.09 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (244040) 2001 SL298
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0120725449016883840
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 03 30 52.3960, DE = +30 15 48.083  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.69 mag, RP = 12.93 mag, BP = 14.3 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 20.28 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 6.6 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.3 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 7.2 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 2.0 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 2 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.3350 arcs/min @ PA = 289 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 4.9720 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 167° (sunlit = 5%), Sun = 144°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 24.7 mas = 31 km = 15.84 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.11 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL22
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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