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Stellar Occultation by (34633) Megancantwell on 2023-12-17 (23:07:04 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] : 7a1fc878-723d-4c17-89a2-7352cd342a8b [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2023-12-17 at 23:07:04 UT +/- 0.04 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (34633) Megancantwell
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3098430299721391744
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 08 12 30.2260, DE = +09 02 26.028  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.52 mag, RP = 12.83 mag, BP = 14.06 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.31 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 5.8 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.5 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 4.5 km  (src: astorb)
 Orbital Class             : MBA
 Speed of the shadow       : 9.5 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 148° (sunlit = 30%), Sun = 141°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 4.0 mas = 6 km = 1.44 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.97 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#41

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


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