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Stellar Occultation by (2241) Alcathous on 2022-08-11 (23:06:52 UT)



Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and db] : 6b4667c8-57ed-4292-89f8-673b667c7699 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2022-08-11 at 23:06:52 UT +/- 0.06 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (2241) Alcathous
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4185930587612613376
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 19 16 39.9161, DE = -12 58 57.340  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.44 mag, RP = 11.51 mag, BP = 13.36 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 15.79 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 3.4 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 9.0 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 115 km  (src: astorb)
 Orbital Class             : JTRO
 Speed of the shadow       : 12.7 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 32° (sunlit = 100%), Sun = 148°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 6.7 mas = 20 km = 0.18 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.98 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#88

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


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