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Stellar Occultation by (260726) 2005 LQ2 on 2023-12-25 (21:11:10 UT)



Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and db] : f38df4a1-b74a-4ed8-8ee1-28d11e811ce2 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2023-12-25 at 21:11:10 UT +/- 0.15 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (260726) 2005 LQ2
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3111999304004296960
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 06 57 29.4246, DE = -02 05 10.658  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.47 mag, RP = 12.09 mag, BP = 12.7 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 21.04 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 8.6 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.3 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 6 km  (src: astorb)
 Orbital Class             : JTRO
 Speed of the shadow       : 18.3 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 38° (sunlit = 99%), Sun = 153°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 38.3 mas = 124 km = 20.09 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.25 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#21

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


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