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Stellar Occultation by (334299) 2001 VD8 on 2024-10-17 (01:32:58 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] : 99412850-c357-11ef-5276-37015eef5325 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-10-17 at 01:32:58 UT +/- 0.19 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (334299) 2001 VD8
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0053140157183325696
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 04 04 31.9648, DE = +22 01 42.412  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.43 mag, RP = 11.85 mag, BP = 12.82 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 20.51 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 8.1 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.5 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 2 km  (src: astorb)
 Orbital Class             : MBA
 Speed of the shadow       : 4.0 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 45° (sunlit = 100%), Sun = 141°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 24.3 mas = 30 km = 17.17 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.1 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#20

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


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