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Stellar Occultation by (89279) 2001 VJ16 on 2026-09-04 (20:01:09 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] : 631041b0-d9af-11f1-43f3-44c5fd7583dd [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-09-04 at 20:01:09 UT +/- 0.05 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (89279) 2001 VJ16
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4051279475921196416
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 18 20 18.5582, DE = -29 03 14.424  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 9.57 mag, RP = 9.16 mag, BP = 9.82 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.85 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 10.3 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.2 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 8.6 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 1.80 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 2 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.5217 arcs/min @ PA = 66 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 6.4510 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 165° (sunlit = 44%), Sun = 112°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 15.7 mas = 15 km = 8.62 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.65 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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