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Stellar Occultation by (355155) 2006 VA58 on 2026-08-24 (23:02:37 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] : 7c011a60-d9ae-11f1-43f3-7064deffcba8 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2026-08-24 at 23:02:37 UT +/- 1.03 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (355155) 2006 VA58
 Star Designation          : GDR3 4174552428958652928
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 18 13 24.9357, DE = -03 08 28.807  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 12.88 mag, RP = 11.44 mag, BP = 15.78 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 21.18 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 8.3 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.5 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 4.2 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 2.1 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 1 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.1483 arcs/min @ PA = 164 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 3.7430 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 31° (sunlit = 90%), Sun = 120°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 29.3 mas = 49 km = 23.78 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.22 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL22
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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