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2026-09-12 / UCAC4 544-002047 / (411056) 2009 VY44

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Deborah Smith O+ VID M250 ES GPS 02:28:50 02:29:50.742 02:29:51.400 02:30:50 0.036 0.036 0.66 5.1
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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JPL24 : fd6588b0-d9af-11f1-43f3-f9a8ff7feb2c [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : fd6588b0-d9af-11f1-43f3-f9a8ff7feb2c [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-09-12 at 02:33:37 UT +/- 0.21 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (411056) 2009 VY44
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 2785411914955028224
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 01 05 35.5424, DE = +18 41 29.095  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 14.38 mag, RP = 13.88 mag, BP = 14.71 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 20.36 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 6.0 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.3 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 2.4 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 7.7 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 158° (sunlit = 1%), Sun = 146°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 23.3 mas = 34 km = 14.55 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.97 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL24
 Note                      : FP:true

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

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