Stellar Occultation by (4) Vesta on 2020-02-11 (21:54:25 UT)
Event Details
Occultation UUID [and db] : c4678450-f42f-423d-b1e6-cbe6ddc1cce1 [observed]
Occultation Date + Time : 2020-02-11 at 21:54:25 UT +/- 2.74 min [1]
Object Designation : (4) Vesta
Star Designation : GDR3 4068746901761730176
Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 17 45 06.9646, DE = -23 31 52.693 [2]
Star Magnitudes : G = 15.16 mag, RP = 14.3 mag, BP = 15.76 mag
Object Magnitude : V = 18.4 mag
Estimated Magnitude Drop : 3.3 mag
Estimated Max. Duration : 12.1 sec
Object Mean Diameter : 468 km (src: astorb)
Orbital Class : MBA
Speed of the shadow : 38.6 km/s
Elongation to Moon & Sun : 88° (sunlit = 90%), Sun = 56°
Cross-track uncertainty : 1300.0 mas = 1754 km = 3.75 path-width (1-sig)
RUWE and duplicate source : 0.95 mas, dup.src = 0 (0:false, 1:true)
Ephemeris Reference : JPL#?
Object is a <Gaia mass determination> target !
[1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0