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Stellar Occultation by (931) Whittemora on 2024-08-24 (22:21:08 UT)

Stellar Occultation by (931) Whittemora on 2024-08-24 (22:21:08 UT)https://astro.kretlow.de/cora/occultations/54b9f670-c353-11ef-5276-9d0a7edc3ca3

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] : 54b9f670-c353-11ef-5276-9d0a7edc3ca3 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-08-24 at 22:21:08 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (931) Whittemora
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4075118571639721984
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 18 52 29.4854, DE = -23 49 18.591  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.63 mag, RP = 11.8 mag, BP = 13.36 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 15.11 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 2.6 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 7.5 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 45.3 km  (src: astorb)
 Orbital Class             : MBA
 Speed of the shadow       : 6.0 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 121° (sunlit = 66%), Sun = 130°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.3 mas = 0 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.11 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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Occ by (931) Whittemora on 2024-08-24
Star = 12.63 G, Drop = 2.59 mag, Dur = 7.5 sec
RA = 18 52 29.4854, DE = -23 49 18.591 (t0)
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18 52 29.485 -23 49 18.59
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