Collaborative Occultation
Resources and Archive
CORA

Occultations | Observations | Reports | Info + Credits | JOA | Admin | Login

2025-10-05 / UCAC4 467-131776 / (66892) 1999 VN87

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Simon Kidd O- VID M350 GB GPS 23:02:00 :: :: 23:03:00
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#55 : 85ccae30-ddb8-11f0-547e-97f8e6bf2e51 [db: observed]

Using prediction 85ccae30-ddb8-11f0-547e-97f8e6bf2e51 for map and profile fit

Get observations as KML file (reduced site location resolution)


Map with groundtrack and observer stations

Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 85ccae30-ddb8-11f0-547e-97f8e6bf2e51 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-10-05 at 23:11:45 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (66892) 1999 VN87
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 2695556354399662336
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 22 00 14.1879, DE = +03 15 19.003  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.68 mag, RP = 12.07 mag, BP = 13.13 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.05 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 6.4 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.5 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 4.8 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 9.3 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 27° (sunlit = 98%), Sun = 138°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 0.4 mas = 0 km = 0.13 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.17 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#55
 Note                      : FP:true

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

More Data and Informations
SiMDA | 3D Asteroid Catalogue | Johnston Archive | Star at CDS (Vizier) | JPL Small-Body Node | Minor Planet Center | Wikipedia
(If error 404: link not valid which means no data available)

Aladin Sky Atlas
Aladin Lite direct link (has Gaia overlay)