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Stellar Occultation by (369238) 2008 VN1 on 2025-09-20 (19:58:45 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] : 73819b00-ddb8-11f0-547e-db95bdfce711 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-09-20 at 19:58:45 UT +/- 0.1 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (369238) 2008 VN1
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0163120761958049408
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 04 12 33.9154, DE = +27 28 35.694  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.57 mag, RP = 11.79 mag, BP = 13.22 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 20.61 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 8.0 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.3 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 6.9 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 2.1 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 1 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.2950 arcs/min @ PA = 84 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 4.5170 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 100° (sunlit = 1%), Sun = 112°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 24.7 mas = 34 km = 16.61 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.09 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL29
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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