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2025-11-27 / UCAC4 541-006377 / (166817) 2002 VP91

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Alex Pratt O+ VID M280 GB GPS 22:01:21 22:02:03.01 22:02:03.31 22:02:31 0.050 0.050 0.30 4.4
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#40 : c6be5a10-ddb8-11f0-547e-d1661ffe68f5 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : c6be5a10-ddb8-11f0-547e-d1661ffe68f5 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-11-27 at 22:01:34 UT +/- 0.03 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (166817) 2002 VP91
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0055948447317905280
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 03 23 36.3054, DE = +18 03 30.618  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.69 mag, RP = 13.1 mag, BP = 14.12 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 20.03 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 6.3 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.2 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 3.5 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 14.8 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 82° (sunlit = 46%), Sun = 167°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 4.7 mas = 8 km = 2.50 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.93 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#40
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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