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Stellar Occultation by (930) Westphalia on 2024-10-20 (00:24:46 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] : 852a94e0-82d5-11ef-6618-447bef9b0825 [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-10-20 at 00:24:46 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (930) Westphalia
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0252648053869505664
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 04 32 53.8403, DE = +43 49 46.008  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.87 mag, RP = 11.57 mag, BP = 12.52 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 15.45 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 2.7 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 4.6 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 37 km  (src: astorb)
 Orbital Class             : MBA
 Speed of the shadow       : 7.9 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 20° (sunlit = 91%), Sun = 130°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.4 mas = 2 km = 0.08 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 10.54 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#76

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


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