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Stellar Occultation by (217720) 1999 VA105 on 2026-08-23 (01:22:02 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] : 449bbcb0-d9ae-11f1-43f3-68937bf6e8b6 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-08-23 at 01:22:02 UT +/- 0.04 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (217720) 1999 VA105
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0113539388910876672
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 02 49 57.6005, DE = +24 54 02.338  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.18 mag, RP = 12.62 mag, BP = 13.58 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 20.59 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 7.4 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.4 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 8.9 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 3.4 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 2 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.2750 arcs/min @ PA = 83 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 3.2700 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 135° (sunlit = 77%), Sun = 102°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.0 mas = 1 km = 0.57 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.09 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL37
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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