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Stellar Occultation by (1306) Scythia on 2020-08-16 (23:27:20 UT)



Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and db] : bdbe8e2d-7e93-43e7-8178-f6eb379e4db0 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2020-08-16 at 23:27:20 UT +/- 0.03 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (1306) Scythia
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0324561607588293888
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 02 11 35.0806, DE = +31 00 54.421  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.49 mag, RP = 13.6 mag, BP = 15.31 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 15.32 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 1.3 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 5.9 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 68 km  (src: astorb)
 Orbital Class             : MBA
 Speed of the shadow       : 11.5 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 75° (sunlit = 6%), Sun = 103°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.3 mas = 2 km = 0.03 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.06 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#69

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


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