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Stellar Occultation by (14175) 1998 VO18 on 2026-10-10 (20:37:29 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] : 69379620-d9b3-11f1-43f3-6caeeefdc61d [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-10-10 at 20:37:29 UT +/- 0.01 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (14175) 1998 VO18
 Star Designation          : GDR3 2589461213260328704
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 01 40 37.5711, DE = +16 09 59.152  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.47 mag, RP = 11.91 mag, BP = 12.86 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 17.46 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 5.0 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.7 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 11.5 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 7.6 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 5 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.4850 arcs/min @ PA = 258 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 4.4820 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 171° (sunlit = 0%), Sun = 167°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.3 mas = 3 km = 0.43 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.01 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL56
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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