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Stellar Occultation by (206230) 2002 VP118 on 2024-11-17 (00:36:32 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] : a5ca6810-ddb5-11f0-547e-77055bf6c9d4 [observed] Occultation Date + Time : 2024-11-17 at 00:36:32 UT +/- 0.12 min [1] Object Designation : (206230) 2002 VP118 Star Designation : GDR3 3446275917155868288 Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 05 33 18.8440, DE = +30 28 42.479 [2] Star Magnitudes : G = 12.73 mag, RP = 12.02 mag, BP = 13.29 mag Object Magnitude : V = 18.84 mag Estimated Magnitude Drop : 6.1 mag Estimated Max. Duration : 0.4 sec Speed of the shadow : 5.7 km/s Object Mean Diameter : 2.4 km (src: astorb) => apparent = 3 mas Apparent Motion : 0.3600 arcs/min @ PA = 239 deg Horizontal Parallax : 6.7330 arcs Dynamical Class : MBA Elongation to Moon & Sun : 14° (sunlit = 98%), Sun = 150° Cross-track uncertainty : 28.3 mas = 26 km = 11.17 path-width (1-sig) RUWE and duplicate source : 1.1 mas, dup.src = 0 (0:false, 1:true) Ephemeris Reference : JPL#28 Note : FP:true [1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0


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