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Stellar Occultation by (632471) 2008 JX3 on 2025-12-24 (18:08:07 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] : 854a0ae0-d996-11f1-43f3-35bebe7f5426 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-12-24 at 18:08:07 UT +/- 0.11 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (632471) 2008 JX3
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3262488979455005440
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 03 25 58.4266, DE = -01 17 36.050  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.27 mag, RP = 11.71 mag, BP = 12.67 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 21.04 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 8.8 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.5 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 12.8 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 6.2 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 2 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.2417 arcs/min @ PA = 302 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 2.0080 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : JTRO
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 82° (sunlit = 20%), Sun = 132°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 17.3 mas = 54 km = 8.86 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.28 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL51
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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