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Stellar Occultation by (246706) 2009 AQ48 on 2024-09-17 (02:48:26 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] : 69fa69f0-c355-11ef-5276-75a6bdf80570 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-09-17 at 02:48:26 UT +/- 0.14 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (246706) 2009 AQ48
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0009033179512481408
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 03 21 54.2794, DE = +05 10 40.990  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.93 mag, RP = 12.4 mag, BP = 13.28 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 20.11 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 7.2 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.3 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 2 km  (src: astorb)
 Orbital Class             : MBA
 Speed of the shadow       : 6.4 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 69° (sunlit = 98%), Sun = 124°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 20.7 mas = 26 km = 11.98 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.92 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#27

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


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