2025-04-11 / UCAC4 540-051501 / (142886) 2002 VG43
# OBS Observer Occ Meth. Instr. CC
TSRC UT1 UT2 UT3 UT4 UT2E UT3E Dur. Chrd
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Andreas Schweizer
O-
VID
M250
CH
GPS
21:30:35
21:31:35
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Gregor Krannich
O-
VID
M350
DE
GPS
21:29:27
21:31:27
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km |
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2 observations found in db: sodis
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Event Details
Occultation UUID [and DB] : 70f1b340-ddb6-11f0-547e-68a5f1f9150d [observed]
Occultation Date + Time : 2025-04-11 at 21:35:36 UT +/- 0.12 min [1]
Object Designation : (142886) 2002 VG43
Orbit Class : MBA
Star Designation : GDR3 3983547845956661120
Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 11 03 52.9568, DE = +17 51 20.035 [2]
Star Magnitudes : G = 13.7 mag, RP = 13.22 mag, BP = 14.02 mag
Object Magnitude : V = 20.0 mag
Estimated Magnitude Drop : 6.3 mag
Estimated Max. Duration : 0.5 sec
Object Mean Diameter : 2.1 km (src: astorb)
Speed of the shadow : 4.6 km/s
Elongation to Moon & Sun : 32° (sunlit = 99%), Sun = 137°
Cross-track uncertainty : 18.3 mas = 22 km = 10.62 path-width (1-sig)
RUWE and duplicate source : 1.12 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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