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2026-09-15 / TYC 6394-01255-1 / (120602) 1995 VZ1

#OBSObserverOccMeth.Instr.CC TSRCUT1UT2UT3UT4UT2EUT3EDur.Chrd
1 show Andreas Schweizer O- VID M250 CH GPS 23:14:00 :: :: 23:16:00
2 show Stefan Meister, Andreas Schweizer O- VID M500 CH GPS 23:14:37 :: :: 23:15:22
UT1/UT4: Begin/End of observation | UT2/UT3: Begin/End of occultation | Dur: Reported duration in seconds | Chrd: Corresponding chord length in km | More

2 observations found in db: sodis

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JPL41 : 8094c160-d9b0-11f1-43f3-308bfafa0931 [db: observed]

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Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and DB] : 8094c160-d9b0-11f1-43f3-308bfafa0931 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-09-15 at 23:18:31 UT +/- 0.03 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (120602) 1995 VZ1
 Orbit Class               : MBA
 Star Designation          : GDR3 2403506962047653376
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 23 01 01.8555, DE = -16 33 38.804  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 11.8 mag, RP = 11.4 mag, BP = 12.04 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.21 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 7.4 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.3 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 2.5 km  (src: astorb)
 Speed of the shadow       : 9.9 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 108° (sunlit = 24%), Sun = 164°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 7.3 mas = 8 km = 3.33 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.03 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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