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Stellar Occultation by (601) Nerthus on 2024-10-16 (22:54:23 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] : c5425090-828a-11ef-6618-e949b77b05e7 [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-10-16 at 22:54:23 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (601) Nerthus
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3232334838705462272
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 04 58 40.1196, DE = +02 46 39.409  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.74 mag, RP = 12.34 mag, BP = 12.99 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 14.88 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 2.3 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 8.6 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 73 km  (src: astorb)
 Orbital Class             : MBA
 Speed of the shadow       : 8.5 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 60° (sunlit = 100%), Sun = 128°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.3 mas = 0 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.03 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#118

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


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