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2026-09-04 / TYC 6856-00745-1 / (89279) 2001 VJ16

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1 show Carsten Ziolek O- VID M356 CH GPS 20:08:02 :: :: 20:09:02
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):
JPL41 : 631041b0-d9af-11f1-43f3-44c5fd7583dd [db: observed]
JPL41 : 63123d80-d9af-11f1-43f3-a2743bfb0db6 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 63123d80-d9af-11f1-43f3-a2743bfb0db6 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-09-04 at 20:35:04 UT +/- 0.05 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (89279) 2001 VJ16
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4051279475921619840
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 18 20 19.6070, DE = -29 03 01.758  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 15.96 mag, RP = 15.31 mag, BP = 16.4 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.85 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 3.9 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.2 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 1.80 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 8.6 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 165° (sunlit = 44%), Sun = 112°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 15.7 mas = 15 km = 8.63 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.94 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL41
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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