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Stellar Occultation by (1180) Rita on 2024-12-07 (01:46:51 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] : 4e0af4d0-86dd-11ef-78cd-bedbfbfc76fd [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-12-07 at 01:46:51 UT +/- 0.07 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (1180) Rita
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0627172431895295232
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 09 53 03.1304, DE = +18 46 07.207  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.03 mag, RP = 12.55 mag, BP = 13.34 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 16.52 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 3.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 11.0 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 44 km  (src: astorb)
 Orbital Class             : MBA
 Speed of the shadow       : 4.0 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 177° (sunlit = 33%), Sun = 111°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.3 mas = 3 km = 0.09 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.15 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#73

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


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