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Stellar Occultation by (47033) 1998 VW53 on 2025-09-27 (21:34:49 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] : 8470c7b0-ddb8-11f0-547e-a36477eae460 [observed]

 Occultation Date + Time   : 2025-09-27 at 21:34:49 UT +/- 0.02 min  [1]
 Object Designation        : (47033) 1998 VW53
 Star Designation          : GDR3 0107560485197316224
 Star Coordinates (ICRF)   : RA = 02 16 27.2135, DE = +27 44 22.984  [2]
 Star Magnitudes           : G = 13.86 mag, RP = 13.35 mag, BP = 14.2 mag
 Object Magnitude          : V = 18.75 mag
 Estimated Magnitude Drop  : 4.9 mag
 Estimated Max. Duration   : 0.6 sec
 Speed of the shadow       : 6.6 km/s
 Object Mean Diameter      : 4.1 km  (src: astorb) => apparent = 3 mas
 Apparent Motion           : 0.3117 arcs/min @ PA = 276 deg
 Horizontal Parallax       : 5.0100 arcs
 Dynamical Class           : MBA
 Elongation to Moon & Sun  : 149° (sunlit = 30%), Sun = 142°
 Cross-track uncertainty   : 1.7 mas = 2 km = 0.53 path-width (1-sig)
 RUWE and duplicate source : 1.02 mas, dup.src = 0  (0:false, 1:true)

 Ephemeris Reference       : JPL#43
 Note                      : FP:true

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


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