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Stellar Occultation by (70746) 1999 VQ22 on 2026-08-09 (21:05:41 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] : 783f9b00-d9ad-11f1-43f3-0b55ed6d8620 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-08-09 at 21:05:41 UT +/- 0.03 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (70746) 1999 VQ22
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4329483959590820480
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 16 11 35.8913, DE = -14 09 36.173  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 11.86 mag, RP = 10.35 mag, BP = 11.99 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 19.24 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 7.4 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.8 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 6.9 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 5.4 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 3 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.2350 arcs/min @ PA = 99 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 3.5930 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 144° (sunlit = 11%), Sun = 106°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 10.0 mas = 17 km = 3.29 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.02 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL51
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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