2026-08-17 / UCAC4 274-147993 / (70887) 1999 VY166
# OBS Observer Occ Meth. Instr. CC
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Event Details
Occultation UUID [and DB] : 028dcb60-d9ae-11f1-43f3-1ffbdfaf21e6 [observed]
Occultation Date + Time : 2026-08-17 at 20:00:37 UT +/- 0.12 min [1]
Object Designation : (70887) 1999 VY166
Orbit Class : MBA
Star Designation : GDR3 4039049814247872896
Star Coordinates (ICRF) : RA = 18 04 57.6613, DE = -35 14 43.768 [2]
Star Magnitudes : G = 13.46 mag, RP = 12.62 mag, BP = 14.22 mag
Object Magnitude : V = 19.26 mag
Estimated Magnitude Drop : 5.8 mag
Estimated Max. Duration : 0.9 sec
Object Mean Diameter : 2.8 km (src: astorb)
Speed of the shadow : 3.0 km/s
Elongation to Moon & Sun : 62° (sunlit = 28%), Sun = 125°
Cross-track uncertainty : 2.0 mas = 2 km = 0.82 path-width (1-sig)
RUWE and duplicate source : 0.82 mas, dup.src = 0 (0:false, 1:true)
Ephemeris Reference : JPL43
Note : FP:true
[1] time t0 of closest geocentric approach c/a, [2] including proper motion until t0
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