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2025-09-20 / UCAC4 462-108277 / (117307) 2004 VY21

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1 show Jiri Kubanek O- VID M303 CZ GPS 22:12:29 :: :: 22:14:29
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

1 observation found in db: sodis

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JPL#45 : 79447a90-ddb7-11f0-547e-8cf25fd7a601 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 79447a90-ddb7-11f0-547e-8cf25fd7a601 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-09-20 at 22:14:25 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (117307) 2004 VY21
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4241062711963005312
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 19 54 32.2008, DE = +02 15 27.509  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.71 mag, RP = 11.9 mag, BP = 13.4 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.2 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 5.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.5 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 4.4 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 9.0 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 129° (sunlit = 1%), Sun = 120°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.3 mas = 2 km = 0.58 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.14 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#45
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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