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Stellar Occultation by (82781) 2001 QX18 on 2023-08-24 (19:22:15 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] : f8197db0-ddb3-11f0-547e-be8476b76f6f [observed] Occultation Date + Time : 2023-08-24 at 19:22:15 UT +/- 0.1 min [1] Object Designation : (82781) 2001 QX18 Star Designation : GDR3 6871776360245187072 Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 19 43 04.6227, DE = -16 40 57.970 [2] Star Magnitudes : G = 13.54 mag, RP = 13.0 mag, BP = 13.92 mag Object Magnitude : V = 19.56 mag Estimated Magnitude Drop : 6.0 mag Estimated Max. Duration : 0.5 sec Speed of the shadow : 8.1 km/s Object Mean Diameter : 4.3 km (src: astorb) => apparent = 3 mas Apparent Motion : 0.2867 arcs/min @ PA = 243 deg Horizontal Parallax : 3.7450 arcs Dynamical Class : MBA Elongation to Moon & Sun : 49° (sunlit = 54%), Sun = 143° Cross-track uncertainty : 20.0 mas = 34 km = 7.92 path-width (1-sig) RUWE and duplicate source : 1.01 mas, dup.src = 0 (0:false, 1:true) Ephemeris Reference : JPL#53 Note : FP:true [1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0


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