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2025-04-11 / UCAC4 540-051501 / (142886) 2002 VG43

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Andreas Schweizer O- VID M250 CH GPS 21:30:35 21:31:35
2 show Gregor Krannich O- VID M350 DE GPS 21:29:27 21:31:27
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2 observations found in db: sodis

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JPL#28 : 70f1b340-ddb6-11f0-547e-68a5f1f9150d [db: observed]

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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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