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Stellar Occultation by (44974) 1999 VT114 on 2024-09-16 (19:15:36 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] : 61fe0a90-c355-11ef-5276-2a27b4cfd93b [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-09-16 at 19:15:36 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (44974) 1999 VT114
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0107025362336098304
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 02 10 58.4111, DE = +26 45 05.185  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.4 mag, RP = 12.86 mag, BP = 13.77 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.04 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.7 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 1.5 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 4 km  (src: astorb)
 Orbital Class             : MBA
 Speed of the shadow       : 2.5 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 65° (sunlit = 97%), Sun = 133°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.8 mas = 0 km = 0.21 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 2.4 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#52

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


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