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Stellar Occultation by (156297) 2001 XR8 on 2022-10-04 (21:33:01 UT)



Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and db] : 6c106ca1-f870-4ecc-ad14-31b181bca7a4 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2022-10-04 at 21:33:01 UT +/- 0.07 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (156297) 2001 XR8
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0326683772406168192
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 02 28 41.4436, DE = +34 02 50.431  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 10.16 mag, RP = 9.68 mag, BP = 10.49 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.56 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 9.4 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.4 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 3 km  (src: astorb)
 Orbital Class             : MBA
 Speed of the shadow       : 6.4 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 100° (sunlit = 71%), Sun = 142°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 7.3 mas = 8 km = 3.38 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.91 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#24

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


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