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2026-01-06 / UCAC4 540-012047 / (523752) 2014 VU37

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Ferran Casarramona O- VID M200 ES GPS 19:05:07 :: :: 19:40:56
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#16 (24-02-23) : 19cfde20-d2b9-11ee-7567-73d1aafd1d8a [db: cetnos]
JPL#19 : b98989b0-f960-11ef-4809-939adffb2b2f [db: cetnos]
JPL#19 : 813dc160-fa15-11ef-4809-48eaef57ba6a [db: cetnos]
JPL#19 : 810e8f20-40a2-11f0-4ed7-ae8613cd2d30 [db: cetnos]

Using prediction 19cfde20-d2b9-11ee-7567-73d1aafd1d8a for map and profile fit

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 19cfde20-d2b9-11ee-7567-73d1aafd1d8a [cetnos]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-01-06 at 19:20:12 UT +/- 1.31 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (523752) 2014 VU37
 Orbit Class               : TNO
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3407096989259501568
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 05 03 21.1765, DE = +17 48 57.478  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 15.85 mag, RP = 15.13 mag, BP = 16.42 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 21.3 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 5.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 15.6 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 347.9 km  (src: CORA+astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 22.4 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 75° (sunlit = 86%), Sun = 150°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 39.3 mas = 1182 km = 3.40 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.0 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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