Stellar Occultation by (1817) Katanga on 2023-07-09 (21:43:25 UT)
Event Details
Occultation UUID [and db] : 6bf71ff0-c337-11ef-5276-06d9dbe73566 [observed]
Occultation Date + Time : 2023-07-09 at 21:43:25 UT +/- 0.0 min [1]
Object Designation : (1817) Katanga
Star Designation : GDR3 4112283713926493184
Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 17 01 54.5921, DE = -25 30 00.302 [2]
Star Magnitudes : G = 14.71 mag, RP = 14.07 mag, BP = 15.14 mag
Object Magnitude : V = 13.79 mag
Estimated Magnitude Drop : 0.4 mag
Estimated Max. Duration : 1.5 sec
Object Mean Diameter : 15.9 km (src: astorb)
Orbital Class : MBA
Speed of the shadow : 10.5 km/s
Elongation to Moon & Sun : 118° (sunlit = 52%), Sun = 149°
Cross-track uncertainty : 1.0 mas = 0 km = 0.05 path-width (1-sig)
RUWE and duplicate source : 0.93 mas, dup.src = 0 (0:false, 1:true)
Ephemeris Reference : JPL#64
[1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0