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Stellar Occultation by (125362) 2001 VL66 on 2026-08-23 (21:26:21 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] : 7126ef70-d9ae-11f1-43f3-ecde70b64bfa [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-08-23 at 21:26:21 UT +/- 0.12 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (125362) 2001 VL66
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4083189880339644288
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 19 24 19.9373, DE = -19 50 59.473  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.72 mag, RP = 12.27 mag, BP = 13.02 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 20.06 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 7.3 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.4 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 4.3 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 1.80 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 2 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.2350 arcs/min @ PA = 267 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 5.8630 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 10° (sunlit = 83%), Sun = 139°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 18.7 mas = 20 km = 11.30 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.73 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL35
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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