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2025-11-24 / UCAC4 540-012458 / (523752) 2014 VU37

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Deborah Smith, Eric Smith O- VID M150 ES GPS 01:44:49 :: :: 01:46:50
2 show Deborah Smith O- VID M200 ES GPS 01:44:49 :: :: 01:46:50
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

2 observations found in db: sodis

Available (probably) matching predictions (click on the link to switch):
JPL#16 (24-02-23) : 1bf2be20-d2b9-11ee-7567-b2a13f7f3427 [db: cetnos]
JPL#19 : 81597ad0-40a2-11f0-4ed7-3e2d7f5fa75a [db: cetnos]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 1bf2be20-d2b9-11ee-7567-b2a13f7f3427 [cetnos]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-11-24 at 01:46:27 UT +/- 1.11 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (523752) 2014 VU37
 Orbit Class               : TNO
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3407130627443702784
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 05 07 01.9818, DE = +17 57 45.505  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 15.17 mag, RP = 14.34 mag, BP = 15.89 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 21.26 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 6.1 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 13.7 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 347.9 km  (src: CORA+astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 25.3 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 152° (sunlit = 13%), Sun = 164°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 38.7 mas = 1158 km = 3.33 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.03 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#16 (24-02-23)

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

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