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Stellar Occultation by (60558) Echeclus on 2012-06-25 (23:37:27 UT)



Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and db] : ee45440d-8f6d-4312-ae98-79eb95f2def3 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2012-06-25 at 23:37:27 UT +/- 0.04 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (60558) Echeclus
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4122820922313712256
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 17 24 26.1130, DE = -18 10 21.065  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.61 mag, RP = 12.72 mag, BP = 14.43 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 17.86 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.3 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 2.9 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 50 km  (src: astorb)
 Orbital Class             : CEN
 Speed of the shadow       : 17.1 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 92° (sunlit = 37%), Sun = 166°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.0 mas = 4 km = 0.09 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.89 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#112

 Object is a <TNOs are Cool> target !

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


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