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Stellar Occultation by (2718) Handley on 2024-12-31 (01:33:05 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] : c6857380-885f-11ef-78cd-eda6eb5d9cbc [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-12-31 at 01:33:05 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (2718) Handley
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3426521855030858624
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 06 02 16.8899, DE = +24 59 06.912  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.34 mag, RP = 11.97 mag, BP = 12.55 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 16.95 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.6 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 1.7 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 26 km  (src: astorb)
 Orbital Class             : MBA
 Speed of the shadow       : 14.9 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 169° (sunlit = 0%), Sun = 171°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.1 mas = 0 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.06 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#58

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


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