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2026-08-10 / UCAC4 358-084441 / (246425) 2007 VR53

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1 show Deborah Smith O- VID M300 ES GPS 21:08:25 :: :: 21:10:26
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1 observation found in db: sodis

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JPL22 : 4dec7df0-d9ad-11f1-43f3-d7aeb1df16ea [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 4dec7df0-d9ad-11f1-43f3-d7aeb1df16ea [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-08-10 at 21:21:57 UT +/- 0.58 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (246425) 2007 VR53
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4129529695549020800
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 17 01 28.0382, DE = -18 35 25.627  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.15 mag, RP = 12.15 mag, BP = 14.18 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 21.68 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 8.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.6 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 1.80 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 3.0 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 142° (sunlit = 5%), Sun = 118°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 25.7 mas = 45 km = 25.11 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.02 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL22
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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