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Stellar Occultation by (2415) Ganesa on 2012-08-16 (21:55:44 UT)



Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and db] : f262e0b2-ba46-4917-ad6b-1e27b64df5dc [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2012-08-16 at 21:55:44 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (2415) Ganesa
 Star Designation          : GDR3 6856987379092138112
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 20 52 18.2045, DE = -20 27 18.181  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 11.17 mag, RP = 10.39 mag, BP = 11.83 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 15.96 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.8 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 1.1 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 11 km  (src: astorb)
 Orbital Class             : MBA
 Speed of the shadow       : 9.6 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 171° (sunlit = 1%), Sun = 165°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.7 mas = 3 km = 0.28 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.1 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#54

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


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