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2025-09-30 / UCAC4 480-033815 / (55638) 2002 VE95

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1 show Deborah Smith O- VID M200 ES GPS 02:30:02 :: :: 02:34:02
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

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#22 : 797c8510-ddb8-11f0-547e-05eeffc741b1 [db: observed]
JPL#20 (24-02-23) : f025bf30-d2a0-11ee-7567-5082ffcdc5a3 [db: cetnos]
JPL#21 : 3a17b370-58c8-11ef-4849-fef999f61dcb [db: cetnos]

Using prediction f025bf30-d2a0-11ee-7567-5082ffcdc5a3 for map and profile fit

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : f025bf30-d2a0-11ee-7567-5082ffcdc5a3 [cetnos]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-09-30 at 02:38:51 UT +/- 6.71 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (55638) 2002 VE95
 Orbit Class               : TNO
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3141063656928383488
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 07 14 59.8782, DE = +05 58 15.767  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.63 mag, RP = 13.87 mag, BP = 14.71 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 20.82 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 6.2 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 18.4 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 261.5 km  (src: CORA+astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 14.2 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 156° (sunlit = 51%), Sun = 78°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 53.3 mas = 1231 km = 4.71 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 3.86 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#20 (24-02-23)

 Object is a "TNOs are cool" target !
[1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0

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