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Stellar Occultation by (201403) 2002 VJ89 on 2025-12-31 (21:50:15 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] : 72b6fcc0-d997-11f1-43f3-1016ff8f18dc [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-12-31 at 21:50:15 UT +/- 0.03 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (201403) 2002 VJ89
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0000926136683525632
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 03 02 18.4461, DE = +02 21 14.293  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.49 mag, RP = 12.95 mag, BP = 13.85 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.59 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 6.1 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.4 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 11.1 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 4.3 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 3 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.3917 arcs/min @ PA = 341 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 3.7510 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 29° (sunlit = 91%), Sun = 122°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 2.0 mas = 3 km = 0.79 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 0.96 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL42
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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