Stellar Occultation by (145451) 2005 RM43 on 2018-12-24 (02:23:30 UT)
Event Details
Occultation UUID [and db] : 575a2777-4641-4888-8ca6-5a30ff8efe86 [observed]
Occultation Date + Time : 2018-12-24 at 02:23:30 UT +/- 0.37 min [1]
Object Designation : (145451) 2005 RM43
Star Designation : GDR3 3405277778551329920
Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 04 52 51.2386, DE = +16 45 24.165 [2]
Star Magnitudes : G = 13.44 mag, RP = 12.48 mag, BP = 14.37 mag
Object Magnitude : V = 20.34 mag
Estimated Magnitude Drop : 6.9 mag
Estimated Max. Duration : 17.3 sec
Object Mean Diameter : 411 km (src: astorb)
Orbital Class : TNO
Speed of the shadow : 23.7 km/s
Elongation to Moon & Sun : 37° (sunlit = 97%), Sun = 161°
Cross-track uncertainty : 17.7 mas = 462 km = 1.13 path-width (1-sig)
RUWE and duplicate source : 1.06 mas, dup.src = 0 (0:false, 1:true)
Ephemeris Reference : JPL#23
[1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0