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Stellar Occultation by (3240) Laocoon on 2022-07-23 (22:33:01 UT)



Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and db] : a03f0be7-468d-4295-8782-0b041c563e6a [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2022-07-23 at 22:33:01 UT +/- 0.07 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (3240) Laocoon
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4065508603843627264
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 18 16 21.2966, DE = -24 14 06.023  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.84 mag, RP = 12.93 mag, BP = 14.7 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 16.95 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 3.2 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 2.5 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 30 km  (src: astorb)
 Orbital Class             : JTRO
 Speed of the shadow       : 11.7 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 155° (sunlit = 20%), Sun = 153°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.3 mas = 3 km = 0.12 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.74 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#51

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


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