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2026-03-11 / UCAC4 464-045138 / (12920) 1998 VM15

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Alfonso Noschese O+ VID M450 IT GPS 22:44:59 22:45:27.76 22:45:30.41 22:45:58 0.100 0.150 2.65 44.3
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#69 : 37407440-de7b-11f0-4858-08a0fc4b5343 [db: asteroids]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 37407440-de7b-11f0-4858-08a0fc4b5343 [asteroids]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-03-11 at 22:44:29 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (12920) 1998 VM15
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3856614863527239040
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 10 21 20.4703, DE = +02 41 19.062  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.41 mag, RP = 13.74 mag, BP = 14.94 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 17.48 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 3.1 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 1.3 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 21.3 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 16.7 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 110° (sunlit = 45%), Sun = 163°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.4 mas = 3 km = 0.17 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 2.11 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#69
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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