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Stellar Occultation by (100) Hekate on 2020-03-13 (03:59:23 UT)



Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and db] : 5e372292-b006-4703-a6c6-0687fdc1615a [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2020-03-13 at 03:59:23 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (100) Hekate
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4136010835566331648
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 17 15 40.6123, DE = -16 30 22.775  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.58 mag, RP = 12.74 mag, BP = 14.33 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 13.2 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 0.6 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 5.3 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 89 km  (src: astorb)
 Orbital Class             : MBA
 Speed of the shadow       : 16.6 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 38° (sunlit = 83%), Sun = 94°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.7 mas = 3 km = 0.04 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.98 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#61

 Object is a <Gaia mass determination> target !

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


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