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Stellar Occultation by (106425) 2000 VU42 on 2026-07-04 (21:13:06 UT)

CTU: Cross-track uncertainty (zero means: use the nominal prediction value, see event details below). Offsets and CTU all in mas.


Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and db] : 40ddbc90-d9a9-11f1-43f3-3b1d3bd94314 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-07-04 at 21:13:06 UT +/- 0.07 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (106425) 2000 VU42
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4050206352574754432
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 18 04 06.0179, DE = -29 54 09.783  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.54 mag, RP = 11.7 mag, BP = 13.26 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 20.05 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 7.5 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.3 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 13.7 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 3.4 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 2 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.4600 arcs/min @ PA = 272 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 3.5730 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 67° (sunlit = 79%), Sun = 166°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 22.7 mas = 40 km = 11.92 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 3.92 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL32
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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