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Stellar Occultation by (142886) 2002 VG43 on 2025-04-11 (21:35:36 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] : 70f1b340-ddb6-11f0-547e-68a5f1f9150d [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-04-11 at 21:35:36 UT +/- 0.12 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (142886) 2002 VG43
 Star Designation          : GDR3 3983547845956661120
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 11 03 52.9568, DE = +17 51 20.035  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.7 mag, RP = 13.22 mag, BP = 14.02 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 20.0 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 6.3 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.5 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 4.6 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 2.1 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 2 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.2250 arcs/min @ PA = 254 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 5.2360 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 32° (sunlit = 99%), Sun = 137°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 18.3 mas = 22 km = 10.62 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.12 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#28
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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