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Stellar Occultation by (2352) Kurchatov on 2018-09-26 (00:38:28 UT)



Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and db] : daeb663e-0263-4e01-9322-0a1d0190eebf [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2018-09-26 at 00:38:28 UT +/- 0.06 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (2352) Kurchatov
 Star Designation          : GDR3 1738776656057234560
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 21 19 47.7750, DE = +06 01 05.400  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.79 mag, RP = 12.26 mag, BP = 13.14 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 16.21 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 3.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 2.0 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 16 km  (src: astorb)
 Orbital Class             : MBA
 Speed of the shadow       : 7.9 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 54° (sunlit = 99%), Sun = 137°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.3 mas = 3 km = 0.21 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.67 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#117

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


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