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Stellar Occultation by (3278) Behounek on 2019-12-26 (05:31:05 UT)



Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and db] : 880edb89-6d6f-4560-bf58-fdf53a75a03b [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2019-12-26 at 05:31:05 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (3278) Behounek
 Star Designation          : GDR3 6312878794362625792
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 15 04 05.5094, DE = -11 18 10.473  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.07 mag, RP = 12.6 mag, BP = 13.38 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 17.68 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.6 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.9 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 32 km  (src: astorb)
 Orbital Class             : MBA
 Speed of the shadow       : 36.7 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 48° (sunlit = 0%), Sun = 48°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.7 mas = 7 km = 0.23 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.2 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#67

 Object is a <Gaia mass determination> target !

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


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