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Stellar Occultation by (937) Bethgea on 2024-12-16 (20:40:33 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] : fbdd6c00-c35a-11ef-5276-4b8eeeeffa81 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2024-12-16 at 20:40:33 UT +/- 0.0 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (937) Bethgea
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3365760776596906752
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 06 49 34.8964, DE = +19 48 49.814  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.9 mag, RP = 12.53 mag, BP = 13.12 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 15.45 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 2.6 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 2.2 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 28 km  (src: astorb)
 Orbital Class             : MBA
 Speed of the shadow       : 12.5 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 9° (sunlit = 97%), Sun = 163°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.3 mas = 0 km = 0.01 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.05 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#62

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


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