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Stellar Occultation by (1345) Potomac on 2023-09-09 (21:12:06 UT)

Stellar Occultation by (1345) Potomac on 2023-09-09 (21:12:06 UT)https://astro.kretlow.de/cora/occultations/bd4e131c-199d-4cde-852d-d3b2ef88bf43

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] : bd4e131c-199d-4cde-852d-d3b2ef88bf43 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2023-09-09 at 21:12:06 UT +/- 0.03 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (1345) Potomac
 Star Designation          : GDR3 6840977218480329600
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 21 34 39.9857, DE = -16 44 21.688  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 9.42 mag, RP = 8.91 mag, BP = 9.76 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 16.37 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 7.0 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 5.1 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 71.8 km  (src: astorb)
 Orbital Class             : MBA
 Speed of the shadow       : 14.0 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 150° (sunlit = 22%), Sun = 154°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.3 mas = 3 km = 0.05 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.93 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#60

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


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Occ by (1345) Potomac on 2023-09-09
Star = 9.42 G, Drop = 6.95 mag, Dur = 5.11 sec
RA = 21 34 39.9857, DE = -16 44 21.688 (t0)
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