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Stellar Occultation by (52) Europa on 2020-09-09 (00:15:16 UT)



Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and db] : 8b0c6dcd-cf18-4405-b2e3-d9f913b732ca [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2020-09-09 at 00:15:16 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (52) Europa
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3373236772768775168
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 06 12 28.6345, DE = +17 27 04.496  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 9.24 mag, RP = 8.58 mag, BP = 9.74 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 12.21 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 3.0 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 11.8 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 303 km  (src: astorb)
 Orbital Class             : MBA
 Speed of the shadow       : 25.7 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 32° (sunlit = 63%), Sun = 74°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.0 mas = 2 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.64 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#125

 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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