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Stellar Occultation by (306967) 2001 VA24 on 2024-11-06 (04:01:51 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] : 9c95fde0-ddb5-11f0-547e-c92882df2ce0 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-11-06 at 04:01:51 UT +/- 0.08 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (306967) 2001 VA24
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3370469439441842304
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 06 20 25.4326, DE = +17 27 14.018  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 10.87 mag, RP = 10.52 mag, BP = 11.08 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 20.03 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 9.2 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.5 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 6.9 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 3.4 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 2 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.2483 arcs/min @ PA = 209 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 3.8150 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 169° (sunlit = 20%), Sun = 129°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.3 mas = 3 km = 1.13 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.23 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#29
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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