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Stellar Occultation by (12569) 1998 VC29 on 2021-12-16 (18:58:34 UT)



Event Details
 Occultation UUID [and db] : 55ef551f-f3c6-4890-a5fd-8014975c23e6 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2021-12-16 at 18:58:34 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (12569) 1998 VC29
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0038922200524787328
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 04 00 29.6928, DE = +13 48 18.903  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.37 mag, RP = 12.6 mag, BP = 14.0 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 17.5 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.2 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.9 sec
 Object Mean Diameter      : 10 km  (src: astorb)
 Orbital Class             : MBA
 Speed of the shadow       : 10.7 km/s
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 7° (sunlit = 95%), Sun = 155°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.3 mas = 3 km = 0.39 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.39 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#54

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


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