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Stellar Occultation by (66) Maja on 2018-12-17 (20:59:16 UT)



Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and db] : 94266b90-3b29-404f-a2c9-3ef9f09f8823 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2018-12-17 at 20:59:16 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (66) Maja
 Star Designation          : GDR3 2555444793102741760
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 00 35 28.1413, DE = +05 50 14.030  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.14 mag, RP = 11.6 mag, BP = 12.51 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 13.62 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 1.7 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 6.3 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 73 km  (src: astorb)
 Orbital Class             : MBA
 Speed of the shadow       : 11.6 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 15° (sunlit = 73%), Sun = 105°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.0 mas = 2 km = 0.03 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.08 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#72

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


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